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Avalanche warning for region Ytre Nordmøre Thursday 13.01.2022

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain not recommended. We expect intense wet slab activity around and below treeline. Wind slabs can be easily triggered in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Wednesday 12. January 2022

Mildvær og regn onsdag ga en våt og fuktig snøoverflate.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 12. January 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong gale from southwest. 1 °C to 5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 13. January 2022

55 mm precipitation, up to 80 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Gale from west. -2 °C to 5 °C at 700 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

Det er venta at det vil gå flere svært store naturlig utløste skred. En kan forvente at det kan gå skred til fjorden.

Ekstreme nedbørsmengder og vind opp i storm styrke vil gi økt snøsmelting. Det kan ta tid før vann trenger ned til svake lag eller bunnen av snødekket i høyda. Forsinkelses-prosesser gjør at naturlig utløste våte flakskred kan gå også etter at lufttemperaturen har blitt under null grader.

Nedbøren vil gå over til snø mot kvelden med pålagring i østvendte leområder.

Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun for faregrad 4 og 5.
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