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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 03.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of surface hoar
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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)

Monday 2. January 2023

Det kom en del nedbør mandag. Under ca 300 moh har dette delvis kommet som regn eller sludd og fuktet snøoverflaten eller ført til at mesteparten av snødekket er smelteomdannet. I fjellet har nedbøren kommet som snø, men mye vind har flyttet snøen til leområder. Eldre snøpakke er hard grunnet mye hard vind, og snøfordelinga i terrenget er ujevn.

Noen steder kan det ligge lag av nedføyka overflaterim. Ved bakken kan det også være svake lag av kantkorn fra kuldeperioden i november.

Søndag ble det observert noen små (str. 1) skred i Lofoten.

Mandag formiddag var det snø og sludd ned til havnivå i Lofoten. Det ble observert noen små våte løssnøskred.

Mountain weather

Monday 2. January 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 3. January 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -14 °C to -4 °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

Du kan fortsatt løse ut skred i fokksnøen som la seg i helgen og mandag. Det har noen steder vært observert vedvarende svakt lag av rim i det gamle snødekket. Dette laget er vanskelig å påvirke fordi det ligger under hard fokksnø.
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