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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 10.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The general impression is a stable snowpack, with a few exeptions. Be careful in steep slopes with soft wet snow and in areas with wind slabs at higher elevations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some 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)

Tuesday 9. April 2024

Mildvær i helgen har fuktet snøoverflaten høyt opp, antagelig til ca 1500moh. Snødekket er generelt stabilt og i stor grad smelteomvandlet, bortsett fra i nordsider på de aller høyeste toppene.
Det har smeltet mye snø og rabber og knauser er bare også i høyden.
Det er sammenhengende skiføre fra ca 500 moh, men det varierer med himmelretning og hvor i regionen du er.


Det er observert kantkorn høyt i snødekke under et skarelag 05.04 på over 1100moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 9. April 2024

10-12 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -3 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 10. April 2024

18 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the west during renoon. -5 °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

Hovedinntrykket er et stabilt snødekke, med et par unntak:

Regn vil kunne gjøre våt snø enda våtere og mer ustabil. Enkelte naturlig utløste løssnøskred kan forekomme. Terreng brattere enn 35 grader er mest utsatt.

Høyt til fjells der nedbøren kommer som snø i kombinasjon med vind vil det legge seg opp fokksnøflak i leområder. På grunn av milde temperaturer vil fokksnøen stabilisere seg fort, men vær forsiktig i leområder med tørr fokksnø.
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