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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Sunday 08.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches can release in steep terrain in lower areas and in sun exposed slopes where the sun comes out. Wind slabs are a problem at high elevations. Avoid areas beneath visible gliding cracks, glide avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

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

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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
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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)

Saturday 7. May 2022

Snødekket er våt etter høye temperaturer og regn fra de siste par dagene. I sør, øst og vest er det gamle snødekket smelteomvandlet, mens i bratte nordvendte heng i høyden kan det fortsatt ligge vintersnø.
Snøgrensa ligger på 400 moh, høyere i bratte sørvendte heng.

Det har tidligere vært observert kantkorn i snødekket. De aller fleste steder er kantkornene sannsynligvis nå smelteomdannet eller ligger under tykke bærende lag av smelteomvandlet snø. Kantkorn vurderes til ikke å være et skredproblem per dags dato.

Natt til fredag løsnet et stort glideskred i Grasdalen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 7. May 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Saturday night. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 8. May 2022

1-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 2 °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

Mulighet for sol kan fortsatt gi fare for noen mindre løssnøskred i bratt terreng.

I høyden vil fokksnøflak gradvis stabilisere seg og det blir færre steder en skiløper kan påvirke flakene fra.

Det vil fortsatt være fare for enkelte glideskred, glideskred kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
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