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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Friday 13.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable wind slabs will form in places with new snow.
  • The danger is greatest until Friday before noon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Thursday 12. January 2023

Det er kommet 10-30 cm nysnø de siste par dagene.
Under skoggrensa er det bra med løssnø, men det blir gradvis mindre opp mot skoggrensa. Over skoggrensen har snøen fra de siste dagene dannet myke fokksnøflak. Det er mange steder lite snø etter at vinden har blåst bort mye av snøen fra tidligere i sesongen.

Det finnes svake lag av kantkorn og rester av rim fra desember. Lagene ligger under harde flak og er vanskelige å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 12. January 2023

15 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 13. January 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Friday night. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -8 °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

Det ventes litt nysnø og vind som vil danne ustabile fokksnøflak i høyden der nedbør kommer som snø.. Det kan være lett å løse ut skred som er store nok til å begrave en skikjører i enkelte heng. Skredfaren vil være størst tidlig på dagen mens snøværet pågår.
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