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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Wednesday 19.01.2022

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Big wet natural avalanches are expected as long as it's high temperatures. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas. The danger for dry avalanches are expected to increase throughout the day.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many 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)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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

Tuesday 18. January 2022

40 mm precipitation, up to 65 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 19. January 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the west during renoon. -8 °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.

Avalanche risk assessment

Skredfaren går noe ned utover dagen med minkende vind, avtagende nedbør og synkende temperatur. Men tidlig på dagen kan det fortsatt løsne skred naturlig, både våte flakskred under mildværsgrensa og tørre skred høyere til fjells.

Over mildværsgrensa vil det ha bygget seg opp store, ustabile fokksnøflak i leheng. Disse vil det være lett for en skiløper å løse ut, særlig der flakene er myke og/eller tynne.

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