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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Tuesday 11.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger there.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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

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)

Monday 10. January 2022

Regionen er for det meste snødekt til havnivå, men mykje av terrenget er kun dekt av det siste snøfallet. I høgda ligg det generelt 60-80 cm snø, meir i typiske leformasjonar. Ved skoggrensa 50-70 cm. Mildvêr tidleg i januar ga skare opp til ca 1000 moh, denne er no snødekt. Vind dei siste dagane har gjeve snøtransport til nordvestlege legheng. Skjerma formasjonar har framleis ubunden snø.

Observatør melder måndag om tydeleg snøtransport inn i nordaustsidene i fjellet fleire stadar i regionen.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. January 2022

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the south during the evening. -17 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 11. January 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -11 °C to -2 °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

Pågåande sterk vind og litt ny nedbør har lagt opp ustabile fokksnøflak i nordvendte leområder.

Eldre flak kan ligge på mildvêrskaren og treng soleis tid for å stabilisere seg.

Temperaturstigning i løpet av dagen vil svekke bindingar i snødekket.
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