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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Thursday 30.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.

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
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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)

Wednesday 29. May 2019

Det er lite vintersnø igjen i regionen og den er smelteomvandlet og drenerer smeltevann godt.
I øst- og nordvendt terreng i indre strøk er det sammenhengende snødekke fra ca. 1000 moh. I sør- og vestvendt terreng er det lite eller ingen snø.
De siste dagene har det kommet noe nysnø i høyfjellet som nå preger snøoverflaten.

Natt til onsdag 29.05 ble det målt -4 grader på Kvamsfjellet (980 moh) i Jølster.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 29. May 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 30. May 2019

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -5 °C to 1 °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

Nedbør i form av snø med vind fra vest vil føre til økt omfang av nysnøflak i leområder. Det må forventes at en enkelt skiløper kan løse ut middels store skred. Det gamle snødekket vurderes som stabilt uten lagdeling med god evne til å drenere vann.
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