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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Friday 31.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow, but generally stable conditions. Wind slabs in isolated areas are possible.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Thursday 30. May 2019

Overflaten er smelteomvandlet til topps etter en periode med varmt vær. Det gamle snødekket består i hovedsak av smelteomvandlet snø uten kritiske lagdelinger og virker generelt å drenere smeltevannet godt.
Snøgrensa ligger på ca. 400 moh, men mange steder er det lite snø og usammenhengende snødekke også høyere opp, spesielt i ytre strøk.

Mountain weather

Thursday 30. May 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 31. May 2019

4-7 mm precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -1 °C to 6 °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

Nysnøflak fra onsdag i leformasjoner mot Ø ventes å stabilisere seg raskt pga. våt og stabil underliggende snø. Der sola står på kan det gå enkelte små, våte løssnøskred i bratte heng.

Det ventes litt påfyll av snø igjen fra ettermiddagen, som kan lage nye, ustabile nysnøflak i leformasjoner mot Ø-NØ, men forventet skredstørrelse i sammenheng med disse ventes stort sett ikke å bli større enn str. 1, små.

Skredvarslingen for sesongen 2018/2019 avsluttes 31.05. Vi takker for nå og minner om varslingsstart for neste sesong 01.12.2019.
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