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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Wednesday 29.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow will 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)

Tuesday 28. May 2019

Snødekket er i stor grad preget av varme og observasjoner fra tidligere i uken viser smelteomvandlete kornformer i hele snøpakken. Stort sett god drenering for smeltevann i hele snødekket. I øst- og nordvendte botner er det sammenhengende snødekke fra ca 1100 moh. I sør- og vestvendte fjellsider er snødekket usammenhengende.

Natt til tirsdag 28.05 ble det målt -7 grader ved Spørteggbu 1585 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 28. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29. May 2019

15 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.

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

Snø og liten kuling fra sørvest vil føre til dannelse av nysnøflak i leområder. Nysnøen vil legge seg over det gamle snødekket som er hardt og glatt og det må forventes at en enkelt skiløper kan løse ut opp til middels store skred. Det gamle snødekket tåler i hovedsak både regn og varme godt.
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