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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Monday 02.12.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in leeward slopes, wind deposited snow are covering persistent week layer. Beware of alarm signals like shooting cracks and collapsing snow.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground

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. December 2019

Snøgrensa varierer fra 200 moh i indre strøk, til opp mot 600 moh nært fjordene. Snødekket er tynt, men jevnt fordelt.
Under tregrensa består snøoverflaten av litt nysnø over skare. Over ca 900 moh varierer overflaten mellom løs snø i skjermede formasjoner og små flak av fokksnø med ulik hardhet på vindutsatte plasser.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn langs bakken. Enkelte steder også innslag av nedføyket rim høyere i snødekket.

Det ble fredag observert fersk vindtransportert snø, drønn og enkelte skytende sprekker i regionen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. December 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 2. December 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1400 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

Skredproblemet forventes fortsatt å være vedvarende svake lag i snødekket med fersk fokksnø over. Det er lite snø i terrenget og skredproblemet er derfor begrenset, men husk at skredproblemet er størst der snøen ligger som sammenhengende flak og det er mulig å ferdes på ski.
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