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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Monday 25.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
New snow with wind will create small unstable storm slabs in lee areas. Wet loose avalanches may be possible to trigger where the snow is wet.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

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)

Sunday 24. April 2022

Høyt til fjells så ligger det noen få cm med nysnø over den smelteomvandlete overflaten. I lavereliggende områder har det vært mildt de siste dagene, men der det har vært kaldt og klart gjennom natten så er snøoverflaten igjenfrosset.

Snødekket er smelteomvandlet opp til 800-1000 moh. I indre deler av regionen over 1000 moh. kan det fortsatt være vedvarende svake lag i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Sunday 24. April 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from west. -9 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 25. April 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

I høyden der nedbøren kommer som snø kan det være lett å løse ut skred i den ferske vindtransporterte snøen. Vær oppmerksom på at overflaten under den nye snøen kan være hard og isete.

Det blir kaldere, men vær forsiktig i lavereliggende områder hvis snøen er veldig våt, da det kan være mulig å løse ut våte løssnøskred.
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