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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 20.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
It’s mainly stable snow, but it is possible to trigger small avlanches where the snow gets very wet in the sun. 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)

Friday 19. May 2023

Snøgrensa varierer i regionen og er høgast i sørvendte hellingar og lengst ut mot kysten og langs fjordane. Snøen er i hovudsak grovkorna, smelteomvandla og drenerer godt. Der det har vore klart om natta er snøoverflata truleg frosse frå morgonen, medan den er fuktig eller våt frå starten av dagen der det har vore overskya.

Eldre svake lag i snødekket har i hovedsak smelta, men det kan vere enkelte islag i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Friday 19. May 2023

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 20. May 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. 0 °C to 8 °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

Det er generelt stabile tilhøve. Enkelte stadar kan det vere mogleg å løyse ut små våte laussnøskred, særleg i bratte fjellsider på ettermiddagen når sola har tatt lenge. Skavlbrot og glideskred kan førekomme.
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