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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 26.05.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Rain and heat give increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Wednesday 25. May 2022

Snøoverflaten består av smelteomvandlet snø. Snødekket er i hovedsak homogent i de aller fleste høydenivå og himmelretninger.
Det er mest snø i nordlige deler av regionen med sammenhengende snødekke kun over ca. 1200 moh.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 25. May 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. 1 °C to 7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 26. May 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. 0 °C to 5 °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

Varme og regn vil svekke bindinger i snødekket og kunne gi våte skred i bratte fjellsider. Om kvelden kan nedbøren gå over til sludd eller snø.
Vær oppmerksom på skavlbrudd og glideskred.
Glideskred er uforutsigbare og kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
Det ventes kun skredfare nord i regionen der det ligger mest snø.
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