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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Monday 21.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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 20. February 2022

I løpet av helgen kom det 10-20 cm snø. Før helgen la kraftig vind fra østlig retning igjen fokksnø i heng mot vest.

Det er stedvis observert et svakt lag av begynnende kantkorn over skare. Det er usikkert hvor aktivt dette laget er. Det er ikke observert faretegn knyttet til dette siden starten av februar.

Mountain weather

Sunday 20. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 21. February 2022

No precipitation. Strong breeze from east, changing to breeze from the east during the afternoon. -19 °C to -9 °C at 1100 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

En del vind tidlig på dagen kan føre til at det legger seg ferske fokksnøflak som kan være lette å løse ut for skiløpere.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag rundt et skarelag fra mildvær i januar, spesielt i indre deler av regionen. Det er en stund siden det er observert faretegn knyttet til dette, og observasjoner tyder på at laget generelt tåler stor tilleggsbelastning. Hvis det først løsner skred på laget kan de bli store.
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