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- Above 500 m
Avalanche forecast
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Avalanche danger
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- 2 · Moderate
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Highlights
Locally unstable conditions. The avalanche danger is primarily linked to high-elevation areas where the precipitation falls as snow and strong winds form wind slabs in leeward terrain. Dry slab avalanches may be possible to trigger while the weather event is ongoing, but the wind slabs are expected to stabilise quickly in the mild temperatures.
If the sun breaks through during the day, it may weaken the fresh snow and lead to a few small, naturally released wet avalanches in steep terrain.
Avalanche problems
Avalanche Activity
Locally unstable conditions. The avalanche danger is primarily linked to high-elevation areas where the precipitation falls as snow and strong winds form wind slabs in leeward terrain. Dry slab avalanches may be possible to trigger while the weather event is ongoing, but the wind slabs are expected to stabilise quickly in the mild temperatures. If the sun breaks through during the day, it may weaken the fresh snow and lead to a few small, naturally released wet avalanches in steep terrain.
Skredfaren er primært knyttet til områder høyt til fjells der nedbøren kommer som snø, og kraftig vind danner fokksnøflak i leområder. Tørre flakskred kan være mulig å løse ut mens været står på, men fokksnøen forventes likevel å stabilisere seg raskt i de milde temperaturene. I de delene av regionen som får lite nysnø, vil skredfaren være lavere.
Dersom sola bryter gjennom utover dagen, kan den svekke den ferske nysnøen og gi enkelte små, naturlig utløste våte skred i bratt solvendt terreng.
Snowpack Structure
Siden lørdag har snøbyger gitt et lag med nysnø i fjellet, samtidig som vind fra vest har omfordelt den på utsatte steder. Denne fokksnøen har lagt seg oppå et eldre snødekke som er preget av mye mildvær og regn høyt til fjells. Før det siste snøfall var snøgrensen cirka 400 moh de fleste steder.
Tendency
Favorable conditions. Some sun and rising temperature may produce small wet avalanches in steep terrain. Wind slabs from the past days are expected to have stabilised in most locations by now. However caution should be shown in the alpine where colder temperatures may slow down the stabilisation process. In these areas, it may still be possible to trigger avalanches in the dry slabs.
If the sun breaks through during the day, it may weaken the fresh snow and lead to a few small, naturally released wet avalanches in steep terrain.
Bulletin data: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), varsom.no (NLOD)