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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Saturday 02.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with recent storm slabs. There is persistent weak layers in the snow. The wind is picking up and turns. Snow on the ground will be eroded and deposited in wind sheltered slopes.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Friday 1. April 2022

Snødekket er vindpakket myk i vindutsatte områder under tregrensa. Over tregrensa er snøen vindpåvirket i SV/S/SØ. Det er også store områder med avblåst is/glass-skare, spesielt på flater og i vindutsatte fjellsider NV/N/NØ.

I overgangen mellom skare og tørr nysnø fra 25.03 er det observert oppbyggende omvandling av kantkorn. Gamle vedvarende svake lag virker ikke å være mulig å påvirke.

Torsdag er det observert mange små løssnøskred i bratte solvendte sider.

Det er observert flere drønn torsdag i indre del av regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. April 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 2. April 2022

8-12 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the evening. -7 °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

Det er store lokale forskjeller innad i regionen. Det ligger løssnø tilgjengelig for transport, som sammen med mer nysnø og vind gjør vil legge opp ferske nysnøflak i leområder. Gårsdagens nysnøflak har trolig stabilisert seg.

På Langøya er det observert et svakt lag av kantkorn i overgangen mellom mildværsskare og nedføyket lag av nysnø. Det svake laget finnes trolig i alle himmelretninger, men skredproblemet er mest utbredt der det finnes et overliggende flak.
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