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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 04.05.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wet snow and newly deposited wind slabs. Keep sufficient distance to cornices and glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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)

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Sunday 3. May 2020

Etter mildvær og sol den siste tida er det meste av snøen er smelteomdanna. Under mildværsgrensa, som skal gå til ca. 400 moh, vil snøen vere fuktig eller våt. Over mildværsgrensa er det for det meste skare, men i nordvendte heng høgt til fjells kan det vere små fokksnøflak, Nokre få stadar i nordvendte heng er det kantkorn under fokksnøflaka. Nye små fokksnøflak kan dannast utover dagen. Det er generelt mykje snø og store skavlar i regionen.

Sola har den siste tida ført til mange våte laussnøskred, nokre stadar flakskred.

Mountain weather

Sunday 3. May 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the evening. -2 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 4. May 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 3 °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

Kaldare temperaturar, noko nedbør og vind gjer at det kan danne seg små fokksnøslak i leområder i fjellet. Desse kan nokre stadar ha dårleg binding til underliggande skare, eller dei kan legge seg på tynne fokksnøflak med kantkorn under i nordvente heng. Under mildværsgrensa kan det gå nokre våte skred, særleg der det kjem regn på snødekket.
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