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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Friday 31.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind slabs and in sun exposed steep slopes. Wind slabs may lay on weak layers of facets and be easity triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Thursday 30. March 2023

Det ligger generelt litt tørr løssnø oppå bærende fokksnø eller skare. Kalde klare dager gjør at snøen løser opp seg og blir mykere igjen. I skogen er det delvis brytende skare under løssnøen.

Kaldt og klart vær betyr forhold for kantkorndanning. Det er registrert kantkorn oppå bærende fokksnø og helt i overflaten. Dersom vind danner fokksnøflak oppå dette vil de være lette å løse ut.

Mountain weather

Thursday 30. March 2023

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -20 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 31. March 2023

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from east. -18 °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

Hovedinntrykket er et stabilt snødekke men vær obs på at vinden lokalt kan flytte snø inn i leområder og danne ferske ustabile fokksnøflak. Flakene kan legge seg oppå svake lag av kantkorn i overflaten og være lette å løse ut.

Skredfaren begrenses av at skred ikke forventes å bli store. Unngå steder der også mindre skred kan få store konsekvenser.

Når sola blir sterk utover dagen kan det gå noen skred som løsner av seg selv i nysnøen.


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