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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Thursday 14.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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 13. March 2024

Ferske fokksnøflak i leområder i høgda. Den eldre snøen i høgda er finkorna og lagdelt, men fast og hard. Lenger ned i fjellet er den eldre snøen fast, smelteomdanna og grovkorna. Her er det også stor variasjon, frå hardt til ganske mjukt på korte avstandar. Enkelte stader er det sigesprekker i snødekket.
Snøgrensa er på omlag 200 moh.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 13. March 2024

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -8 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 14. March 2024

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Thursday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -5 °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 kraftig vind gir skredproblem med ferske fokksnøflak i leområder.
Fokksnøen legg seg på eit fast og fuktig eldre snødekke etter mildvêr onsdag. Bindingane mellom ny og eldre snø vil derfor forholdsvis raskt bli gode. Svakt lag vil derfor i hovudsak være i fokksnøen.
Under mildvêrsgrensa vil snøen tåle regnet godt.
Ved sigesprekker er det tilhøve for glideskred.
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