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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 01.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with 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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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)

Tuesday 30. April 2019

Snødekket framstår som smelteomvandla og stabilt, og det har smelta mykje sidan før påske.
Snøoverflata sin hardleik varierar med temperatur, fuktighet og vind.
Snøgrensa ligg på 600 - 800 moh, lågast i indre del av regionen. I ytre strok må du stadvis høgt til fjells for å finne samanhengande snø, avhengig av hengretning.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 30. April 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. 1 °C to 10 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 1. May 2019

1-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -2 °C to 3 °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

Litt nedbør, men vind, synkande temperatur og tilskying vil tørke ut snødekket. Ein bør dog framleis vere merksam på våte laussnøskred i alle himmelretningar under 1200 moh.

Ein lyt òg framleis vere merksam på faren for glideskred og skavlbrot.
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