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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Saturday 29.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Highly demanding conditions. Avoid all avalanche terrain!

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Friday 28. January 2022

Snødekket varierer mellom gammel avblåst mildværsskare, hard vindpakket snø og mykere fokksnø i noen lommer. Generelt er det lite snø for årstiden.

Tidligere perioder med mildvær har nok i stor grad stabilisert vedvarende svake lag under ca 1300moh. Høyere til fjells kan vedvarende svake lag være aktive, men de antas å ligge under hard fokksnø.

Mountain weather

Friday 28. January 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -13 °C to -8 °C at 1800 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 29. January 2022

35 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -1 °C at 1800 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

Mye nedbør og sterk vind vil danne store ferske fokksnøflak i østvendte fjellsider i høyfjellet. Naturlig utløste skred er sannsynlig.
Milde temperaturer gir regn på snø opp til ca 1100moh. og det kan gå naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred. Utover ettermiddagen vil lavere temperatur og snøbyger gi en gunstig oppbygging på de ferske flakene under ca 1200moh.
Unngå skredterreng og utløpsområder.
Skredfaren vil være størst i vest, der det kommer mest nedbør.
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