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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 26.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing avalanche danger towards the evening. Be careful in steep terrain with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow
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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)

Sunday 26. January 2020

Det har kommet 5-15 cm nysnø siden fredag. Det ligger ubunden snø eller små myke flak i fjellet over tregrensen. Under nysnøen ligger et stabilt snødekket av skare, eldre fokksnø og smelteomvandlet snø. Der vinden har fått tak er det imidlertid avblåst og tynt.

Det ble observert et svakt lag av nysnø og overflaterim dypere i snødekket. Dette ligger under flere skarelag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 25. January 2020

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northeast. -10 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26. January 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -13 °C to -5 °C at 700 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

OPPDATERT: Med økende vind i løpet av dagen kan det danne seg ferske flak i leområder som kan være lett å løse ut. Grunnet mye løs snø tilgjengelig for vindtransport vil det raskt kunne danne seg større flak i heng og terrengformasjoner som ligger i le for SØ.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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