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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Friday 14.01.2022

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain not recommended. We expect wet slab activity around and below treeline. Wind slabs can be easily triggered in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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

Thursday 13. January 2022

16 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Thursday night. Gale from west. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 14. January 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Gale from west. -7 °C to -3 °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.

Avalanche risk assessment

Fortsatt store nedbørsmengder og kraftig vind opprettholder stor skredfare.
I fjellet vil det bli stor pålagring av fokksnø i leheng. Tørre flakskred kan løsne av seg selv, enkelte kan bli svært store.

Det har vært store nedbørsmengder som regn mange steder i regionen i løpet av de siste dagene. Det kan ta tid før vann trenger ned til svake lag eller bunnen av snødekket i høyden. Denne forsinkingen fører til at skred kan løsne av seg selv også etter at lufttemperaturen har blitt under null grader. Enkelte skred kan bli svært store og nå vei.

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