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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 26.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Wind slabs could easily be triggered. Areas with only old snow will have stable conditions.

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)

Tuesday 25. January 2022

Der det ligger sammenhengende snø består snøoverflaten hovedsakelig av vindpåvirket snø med varierende hardhet. Det gamle og stedvis beskjedne snødekket antas å være stabilt etter mildvær og gjenfrysing.

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 25. January 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 26. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Moderate gale from west. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

En ny runde med nysnø og vind i høyfjellet øker skredfaren. Vær varsom i områder hvor det har lagt seg fersk, ustabil fokksnø.

Områder uten nysnø har stabile forhold.
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