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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 16.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Wednesday 15. April 2020

Snøoverflaten er preget av vind fra nord. Fra Vikheia i Vesterålen rapporteres mandag om at i fjellet er det mange steder bærende fokksnø med fin styresnø på toppen. I terrengformasjoner som har vært mer skjermet for vind er snøen mykere. Oppå rygger og kuler i terrenget er det mange steder blåst ned på gammel skare

Siste døgn er det kommet 10 mm nedbør i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 15. April 2020

4-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 16. April 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -5 °C to 0 °C at 700 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 vind og litt snø fra vest, senere nordvest vil fornye problemet med ferske fokksnøflak i østvendte heng. Det er ikke de altfor store mengdene som ventes, så utbredelsen på flakene ventes å bli begrenset.

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