Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 12.02.2024

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of surface hoar • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. • Difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Within half a meter • Very difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 500 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within a meter • The overlying slab is soft. • Difficult to trigger • 3 - Large • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 200 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The overlying slab is soft. 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

Avalanche Problems

• Loose dry avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within a meter • Difficult to trigger • 3 - Large • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above unknown masl • 60cm fokksnø på en pakke av vekselvis is/skare og kantkorn rundt islagene. Det kan se ut som at kantkornene har startet å bryte opp skarelagene i bunnen. Der fokksnøen ligger tynt kan skred løses ut enklere. Det virker som fokksnøen har stabilisert seg bra.

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. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes SE, S, SW above 400 masl • Finnes i slukter og søkk i terrenget på denne himmelrettningen. Rygger og egger er avblåst