Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 28.03.2022

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 200 masl • Myke fokksnøflak.

• Loose wet avalanche • Loose snow • Spontaneous release • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes SE, S, SW, W

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 300 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 0 masl • Nokså skarp situasjon her nå. Vil holde seg ut dagen når vinden står på.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes E, SE, S above 300 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. • Difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl • Skredproblemet er der det er samlet seg snø, og der vinden har tatt.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • The overlying slab is soft. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 500 masl • Der vinden har tatt og får flyttet på snøen kan det dannes flak som kan løsne av en skiløper. Det er ikke nok snø til at skredproblemet har stor utbredelse eller at skredene blir store. Men i terrengfeller som renner og bekkedaler eller i bratt terreng kan et skred være kjedelig å møte på.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes E, SE, S above 200 masl • Relativt begrenset utbredelse, men likefullt.