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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Thursday 23.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions. Be cautious in steep terrain, storm slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Wednesday 22. February 2023

Snøgrensen ligger på rundt 500 moh. Mandagens mildvær og regn gikk tidvis opp til 1200-1400 moh har tært på snøen i lavlandet. Onsdagens nedbør kom som snø over omtrent 900 moh. I høyfjellet ligger vindpåvirket nysnø i overflaten.

Høyt til fjells er det kantkorn ved bakken, men dette er vanskelig å påvirke under bærende skare og fokksnø.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. February 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 23. February 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -12 °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

I høyfjellet kan det ligge ferske ustabile fokksnøflak som kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører. Vær obs. i leheng der vinden flytter på snøen. Kaldere vær og relativt rolige forhold lar snødekket stabilisere seg.
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