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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 09.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Unstable wind slabs can still be found at higher elevation or on shady slopes.

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
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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)

Wednesday 8. March 2023

Det ligger mye tørr løssnø i terrenget. Til tross for vind fra skiftende retning siden forrige helg og snøfokk på fjellet. Ustabile fokksnøflak finnes dog også her og der. Det gamle snødekket er stort sett smelteomdannet og fremstår som stabilt.

Kantkorn og rim har dannet seg stedvis på overflaten, men anses ikke som et problem.

Tirsdag gikk det en del små løssnøskred i sør- og vestvendte heng.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. March 2023

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -19 °C to -6 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9. March 2023

9 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -13 °C to -2 °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

Vind og nysnø kan danne ustabile fokksnøflak på utsatte steder i høyden. Flakene kan stedvis være lett å løse ut av en person. På grunn av skiftende vindretning kan flakene ligge i forskjellige himmelretninger.
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