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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 07.12.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow in small bowls and gullies. Risk of small avalanches here. In other terrain features, there is less or no snow

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 6. December 2022

Det er svært lite snø for årstiden. Det er bare mulig å finne sammenhengende skiføre på breer og forsenkninger med snø fra forrige vinter. Mandag kom det stedvis noen få cm nysnø som har lagt seg på frossen bakke.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 6. December 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from north. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 7. December 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from north. -13 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Lite snø og liten snøskredfare.
I indre og høytliggende deler (Vikafjellet, Nærøydalen og Flåmsdalen) ligger det stedvis fokksnø i leheng. Mest utsatt er heng mot N og V.

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