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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Saturday 29.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Large amounts of rain and snow will weaken the snowpack considerably. Keep good distance to avalanche terrain and run out zones for wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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
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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)

Friday 28. January 2022

Lavlandet bære preg av mildvær den siste tiden og det er lite snø under 500 moh.
I høyfjellet over ca. 1200 moh. består snøoverflaten av fokksnø med varierende hardhet, i vindutsatt terreng er det avblåst til bakken eller skare.

Det gamle snødekket antas stabilt etter flere runder med mildvær.

Mountain weather

Friday 28. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -10 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 29. January 2022

60 mm precipitation, up to 70 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l Saturday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to 1 °C at 1400 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

Natt til lørdag og utover formiddagen vil høy temperatur og mye nedbør gi økende skredfare.
Under ca. 1100 moh. vil regn i den nye snøen svekke snødekket og gi fare for våte, naturlig utløste skred.
Over mildværsgrensen vil snø og vind fra sørvest og senere nordvest gi stor pålagring. Også dette vil gi fare for naturlig utløste skred i heng som samler snø fra gjeldene retninger.

Det har de siste dagene kommet mye snø i høyfjellet og skred kan generelt bli store og i noen utsatte heng svært store. Husk at selv om det er lite snø i lavlandet, kan utsatte, høytliggende skredbaner gi skred som når helt ned til fjordnivå.

Mest utsatt er indre Sunnmøre som har fått mest ny snø de siste dagene.
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