Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Monday 20.01.2020

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published: 2020-01-19 02:09 PM

Natural avalanches

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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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Snow cover and mountain weather

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.

Mountain weather

Monday 20. January 2020

40 mm precipitation, up to 100 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the evening. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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.

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Avalanche risk assessment

En ny runde med lavtrykk vil gi høye temperaturer, kraftig nedbør og mye vind. Skredfaren vil følgelig øke og naturlig utløste skred forventes.

Varslet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun på faregrad 4 og 5.

Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring