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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 27.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in north-eastern aspects in the alpine with fresh wind drifted snow, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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
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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 26. February 2024

Det har vært mildt de siste dagene, og mye snø har smeltet i lavlandet. Skiføret kan være krevende under tregrensa. Det er skare, hard fokksnø eller fuktig smelteomvandlet snø mange steder. Høyere til fjells har det noen steder lagt seg litt nysnø eller myke fokksnøflak på toppen, og skiføret er bedre.

Det løsnet noen middels store skred ved Laupstad, trolig i løpet av søndag ettermiddag / mandag formiddag.

I Sortland ble det meldt om homogent smelteomvandlet snødekke på 400 moh mandag.

Mountain weather

Monday 26. February 2024

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from west. -5 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 27. February 2024

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the afternoon. -4 °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

Skredfaren er begrenset til nordøst-vendte heng høyt til fjells, hvor det har lagt seg fersk fokksnø. Der fokksnøen ligger kan det være mulig å løse ut skred.
I lavlandet, der snøoverflaten er påvirket av mildværet, er skredfaren liten.
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