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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 09.02.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Big avalanches can release be released naturally or be easy to trigger in stormslabs. Keep a good distance to lee areas where snow is deposited by the wind.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow
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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)

Thursday 9. February 2023

Vêret har variert mykje dei siste dagane, og det same har snøoverflata. Mildvêr har stadvis nådd opp til ca. 900 moh og tæra på snøen i fjordstrøka. Sterk vind har transportert snø i høgda.

Utover torsdagen vil det bli kaldare, kome nedbør og det skal vere sterk vind. Fokksnø av varierande hardheit vil då finnast stadig lågare i terrenget. I enkelte skjerma områder kan det vere ubunden snø.

Natt til fredag 3. februar snødde rim ned lenger nord på Vestlandet. Det er usikkert om det same skjedde i Heiane.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. February 2023

6-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9. February 2023

20 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Thursday night. Gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the evening. -7 °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

Stadvis kan store skred kan gå naturleg og vere lette å løyse ut i fersk fokksnø. Dette skuldast at det skal komme mykje nysnø og vere sterk vind. Hald god avstand til områder der det bles inn snø. Skredfara vil vere størst i områda der det kjem mest snø.

Det er usikkert om det finnast vedvarande svake lag i regionen, og om vekta av overliggande snø i tilfelle kan påverke desse.
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