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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Saturday 03.03.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Snowfall will increase the avalanche danger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Friday 2. March 2018

Snøoverflaten veksler mye over små områder. Kulde har tørket ut snøen og det er raskt og godt skiføre i noen områder, men hardt og avblåst til skare i andre områder. Enkelte steder små lommer av fokksnø.

Det er observert kantkorn i snødekket under skarelag, men dette er de fleste steder enten beskyttet av hard overliggende snø eller det ligger høyt i snødekket uten flak over.

Det er observert overflaterim samt begynnende kantkorndannelse i overflaten i flere høyder og himmelretninger.

Mountain weather

Friday 2. March 2018

0 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the evening. -11 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 3. March 2018

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -13 °C to -5 °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

Situasjonen er følsom for snøfall, men inntil det kommer nysnø vurderes snødekket generelt som stabilt. I isolerte områder kan det finnes små fokksnøflak som er mulig å løse ut.
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