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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Sunday 28.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but danger of wet avalanches in steep terrain. Sun-exposed mountainsides are most exposed, especially during the afternoon. Keep a safe distance to cornices and glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Saturday 27. May 2023

Det er fremdeles godt med snø i høyfjellet, men det begynner å bli tynnere i sørvendt terreng under 1200-1300 moh. Bærende snø på store snøflater, råtten snø rundt steiner og rabber og fra skoggrensa og ned. Snøoverflaten er smelteomvandlet til fjelltopphøyde. Mange bekker er nå åpne, og det er en del overvann på islagte vann.

Det finnes is- og skarelag nedover i snøen, men snødekket drenerer vann generelt godt.

Snøprofiler fra ca 1500 moh viser et isotermt og smelteomvandlet snødekke med ingen kritisk lagdeling.

Mountain weather

Saturday 27. May 2023

1 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. -1 °C to 6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 28. May 2023

0-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Sunday night. Gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -5 °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

Generelt stabile forhold. Skredfaren varierer og avhenger av solinnstråling, graden av nattefrost og lufttemperatur. Vær forsiktig i bratt terreng med våt og myk snøoverflate. Her kan skiløpere løse ut våte løssnøskred.
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