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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Tuesday 03.12.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible and tere is a persistent weak layer buried in the snow pack. The avalanche danger stays at the same level as long as the rain continues. Be careful in avalanche release and run out areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow 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)

Monday 2. December 2019

Snødekket i regionen er tynt og preget av en tørr og kald november. Overflaten varierer fra hard fokksnø/skare til lommer med løs ubunden snø. Sammenhengende skiføre finnes over ca 800 moh og det er betydelig mindre snø enn normalt. Vind fra V-NV de siste dagene har flyttet mest snø over i heng mot Ø.

Noen steder kan rim ha føyket ned de siste dagene. Det finnes også kantkorn ved bakken, men det er begrenset med snø over.

Det ble løst ut str.2 skred ved Ulvik lørdag

Mountain weather

Monday 2. December 2019

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 3. December 2019

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the west during renoon. -4 °C to 1 °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

Omslag til kraftig mildvær og mye regn gir våte skredproblem. Tynt snødekke gjør at det fortsatt er få heng som har nok snø til at det kan gå middels store skred. Disse kan løsne naturlig og helt nede ved bakken. Mindre løssnøskred kan løses ut i de fleste heng som har snø.
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