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Avalanche warning for region Voss Sunday 12.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the wind slabs as the wind slabs may rest on persistent weak layers of facets and surface hoar. Be aware of danger signs like whumpf sounds and cracking.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Saturday 11. March 2023

Snøoverflaten er preget av vind og består i hovedsak av harde fokksnøflak og skare. I skjermet terreng er det myk fokksnø. Observasjoner fra tirsdag og onsdag viser at det er en del rimkrystaller i overflaten som kan ha snødd ned.

Det har vært flere observasjoner av begynnende kantkorn rundt skarelag og nært overflaten de siste dagene. Fokksnøen fra sist helg har stedvis lagt seg på kantkorn, og i enkelte isolerte lommer kan den ligge over rim.

På Vikafjellet er det tirsdag observert små, skytende sprekker i fokksnøen og et svakt drønn.

Mountain weather

Saturday 11. March 2023

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -14 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 12. March 2023

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -16 °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

Fokksnøflak stabiliserer seg men enkelte steder kan det være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred. Under fokksnøen fra sist helg ligger det svake lag av rim og kantkorn. Disse lagene er stort sett vanskelige å påvirke, men vær ekstra obs i leområder der fokksnøflakene er tynnere og mykere. Her kan det være lett å løse ut middels store skred.
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