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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Monday 02.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs. In areas with rain, you can expect small wet avalanches.

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).

Buried weak layer of new 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
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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)

Sunday 1. January 2023

I leområder i høyden ligger det nå en god del fokksnø, særlig mot øst og sør. Det kom 0-15 cm nysnø i regionen lørdag. Det begynner å bli bra såle i terrenget nå, men det er fortsatt en del oppstikkende stein og avblåste rygger i regionen.

Mildvær i forkant av det siste snøfallet hadde påvirket snøoverflaten opp til 7-900 moh.

Det finnes et kantkornlag ved bakken fra ca. 1000 moh. og oppover. Dette regnes ikke som et skredproblem bortsett fra der snødekket ligger på sva eller der det lå snø fra i fjor.

Et lite skred i fokksnøen i vestvendt heng ble rapportert søndag, trolig løsnet av seg selv samme dag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. January 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from east, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -17 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 2. January 2023

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from east. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1100 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 regn kan føre til små våte løssnøskred i lavlandet der det regner på nysnø.

Over nysnøgrensa kan det legge seg opp ustabile myke fokksnøflak i lerområder, særig mot vest.

Det ventes mest nedbør vest i regionen.
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