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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Wednesday 02.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Tuesday 1. February 2022

Tirsdag ligger det mange steder løs lett nysnø i overflaten. Ellers preges snødekket av fokksnø av ulik hardhet, der vinden ikke har tatt er det mye løs snø, og vindutsatte formasjoner er avblåst til skare eller barmark. Snøen er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget i høyfjellet etter mye vind.

Snømengdene varierer i regionen. I høyden er snømengdene store, særlig i leområder mot S og Ø, og mindre snø i lavlandet.

Observatør melder om 10 cm nysnø i Oppdalsområdet, og 7 cm nysnø i Sunndalen tirsdag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the northwest during the evening. -15 °C to -9 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west. -14 °C to -7 °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

Der vinden blir sterk nok til å flytte snø vil det dannes ferske ustabile fokksnøflak i leområder. Det er lett å løse ut fersk fokksnø som hovedsakelig ligger på lur i østvendt terreng. I noen heng kan skred som løsner bli middels store.
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