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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Saturday 15.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable conditions. Avoid lee areas in the alpine which have received significant wind loading in the past days. There is also a danger of naturally released wet snow avalanches below treeline when the temperature increases.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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 (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

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

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.

Saturday 15. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from west. -8 °C to -1 °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

Skredfare er minkende men fortsatt betydelig. De siste dagene har vært preget av store nedbørsmengder og kraftig vind. Det finnes ustabil fokksnøflak høyt til fjells hvor nedbør har kommet som snø. Tørre flakskred kan bli svært store.

En ny runde med mildvær og regn i lavlandet utover kvelden vil svekker binding i nysnø fra i går og fører til at våte skred kan løsne av seg selv.

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