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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Monday 02.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Sunday 1. March 2020

Snøoverflata er vindpåverka etter vind laurdag ettermiddag. Men ein del stader har det ha kome ein del nysnø etter at vinden løya. Særleg i dalane rundt Jostedalsbreen vert det observert mykje nysnø.
Det underliggande snødekket består stort sett av fokksnø over smelteformer og skarelag.
Mykje snø og vind hittil i vinter gjer at skavlar mange stader er store.

Natt til søndag kom det opp til 30 cm nysnø i indre delar av regionen.

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 nedbør kombinert med svak vind er ikkje nok til å lage nye skredproblem av betydning. Fokksnøen frå helga stabiliserar seg. Stabiliseringa går sakte i låge temperaturar, men det forventast likevel at det no trengst stor tillegslast for å løyse ut skred fokksnøen.
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