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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 07.12.2017

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on slopes recently loaded with wind slabs. Snow and wind is forecasted for the first part of the week, and we might see some instability in the new snow. Above treeline the snowpack is rather thin.

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
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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 6. December 2017

Det er kommet 10-30 cm nysnø de siste dagene og kraftig vind fra V-NV har ført til stor snøtransport. Det gamle snødekket under tregrensen er tynt og preget av skare og smelteomvandlet snø. I høyden er det mer lagdelt snø med myk fokksnø som er pålagret i leformasjoner.

Snøen fra de siste dagene er det primære problemet.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 6. December 2017

4 mm precipitation, up to 9 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northwest. -7 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 7. December 2017

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -7 °C to -1 °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

Faren avtar noe nå som nedbøren avtar. Det er fortsatt fare for ustabile fokksnøflak i leområder over skoggrensen. Snødekket under skoggrensen er fortsatt tynt.

Skredfaren ventes som 2-moderat på gunstige temperaturer og forhold.
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