Snow depth at Sjusjøen at a record low level 

There is unusually little snow in the mountains in Eastern Norway, and it does not look like there will be more – for now.

At Sjusjøen, a cross-country skiing destination in Ringsaker Municipality in Hedmark, the depth of snow hasn’t been lower since the measurements started in 1978.  

At Filefjell, where measurements have been carried out since the 1960s, the only similar measurements have been registered in 1996, 2006, and 2010, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) writes.

On the Hardangervidda plateau, the snow depth is also unusually low, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), which carries out the measurements, reports.

The lack of snow in the mountain areas can be connected to the abundance of westerly winds, state meteorologist John Smits told NRK.

“On Friday, there were 6 centimeters of snow at Beitostølen, while at the same time last year, there were 85 centimeters,” he noted, adding that there has been generally little precipitation in Eastern Norway since last autumn.

And the snow-poor eastern winter seems to continue.

“The mild weather will likely continue,” Smits added.

Source : © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews

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