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Snow Begins to Blanket Mountain Peaks in Norway

After a few mild days, you can see the snow line creeping down the mountain in several places.

– It is not an unusual sight, but it is a great sight.

So says Råmund Mundhjeld, daily manager at Sognefjellshytta, who is happy about the snow.

The cabin, which is located at 1,400 meters on Northern Europe’s highest mountain pass, was dressed in white on Wednesday morning.

Snow on several peaks

In addition to Sognefjellet, snow has also been reported on Aurlandsfjellet and Strynefjellet in Sogn og Fjordane.

State meteorologist Anne Solveig Andersen says that there may be snow in several places in the country on Wednesday.

The snow has settled around Sognefjellshytta.

Photo: Råmund Mundhjeld

Mainly north in southern Norway and in northern Norway, where the snow line is between 800 and 1000 metres.

– There is a cool air mass coming from the north-west, which brings a number of cities with it. There have been snow towns in the mountains, but the towns become fewer as the day goes on, she says.

On Tuesday, there was snow in the air on Aurlandsfjellet, 1,200 meters above sea level.

Photo: Jan Christian Jerving

Not unusual

Those who will be crossing the mountain passes are encouraged to consider winter tyres.

That the snow is now making its appearance is not entirely unusual for the time of year, Andersen explains.

– There may well be some snow in the mountains at this time. But it depends on how many lie down and how long he stays lying down, she says.

In the future, there will probably be some mild weather and rain, especially in Western Norway, so there will probably be a short encounter with the snow.

Also on Strynefjellet, snow has settled on the summit. Here from the road towards Dalsnibba at around 1030 meters above sea level.

Photo: Terje Mårstøl
2023-09-13 10:32:56


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