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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 03.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind will give windslabs lee areas.

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

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 2. February 2022

Snøoverflata i regionen er variert. I fjellet er rygger og topper avblåst og det ligger fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet rundt i terrenget. I skogen og i lune formasjoner varierer det mellom finfin løssnø og myke flak.

Dypere i snødekket virker det som om fokksnø har bundet seg godt til gammel smelteomvandlet snøpakke.

Kantkorn kan stedvis ha føyket ned, men omfanget av dette er foreløpig ukjent.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 2. February 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -6 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 3. February 2022

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -19 °C to -7 °C at 700 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

Det ligger ferske fokksnøflak i nord og vestlige lesider etter vind foregående dager. Vinder øker mot kvelden vil gi økt snøtransport gi ytterligere pålagring av fokksnø i lesider.
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