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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Thursday 24.12.2020

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

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 23. December 2020

Det har kome opptil 30 cm snø siste døgnet i vind frå nordvest. Mildvêr førre held fukta snødekket til fjelltopphøgde.

Snøgrensa ligg på 400-700 moh, og er lågast i indre deler av regionen.

Ein venter at observert overflatekantkorn er øydelagt av mildvêr ila laurdag.
Kantkorn ved bakken vert ikkje rekna som eit aktivt skredproblem då det ligg under bærande snø/skare.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. December 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. December 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from north. -11 °C to -4 °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

Vind frå nord og ny nedbør vil gje pålagring i sørlege leområder. Det ligg òg eldre flak mot aust.

Stadvis kan flak ligge på glatt skare og soleis vere lette å løyse ut.
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