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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Monday 02.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Sunday 1. March 2020

Det er mykje snø i fjellområda i regionen. Snøen er normalt fordelt med mest i nordaustlege, austlege og søraustlege leområder.
Det er store skavlar og vindformasjonar i terrenget.
Det eldre snødekket er smelteomvandla etter mildvêr og gjenfrysing. Snødekket er no prega av den kraftige vinden laurdag.

Laurdag observasjon på mykje og kraftig snøfokk, også ned i skoggrensa.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. March 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 2. March 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Litt nysnø og vind vil fornye skredproblemet med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Dei store fokksnømengdene frå tidlegare vil trenge noko tid til stabilisering, men skredfaretendensen er synkande. Der det er sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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