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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 13.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid recently loaded slopes in the alpine. When the old wet snowpack freeses up it will become very stable. There is some concern whether the new snow will stick to the slick melt-freeze crust.

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).

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)

Saturday 12. January 2019

Fredag var det svært kraftig vind, på det meste storm styrke, men det ikke de helt store nedbørmengdene. Snøoverflaten ventes i høyden som enten hard fokksnø eller skare.

Snødekket frem til torsdag besto av smelteomvandlet snø og enkelte skarelag opp til min. 700 moh med 5-40 cm seig fokksnø over.

Det er begrenset med snø under skoggrensen.

Lørdag formiddag har vinden roet seg betraktelig og det er kommet et par cm med nysnø.

Mountain weather

Saturday 12. January 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 13. January 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the east during the evening. -13 °C to -4 °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

Den gamle mildværspakken vil trolig fryse til igjen nå som det blir kaldere og denne vil bli svært stabil. Store områder vil trolig ha skredfare 1-liten. I enkelte områder over skoggrensen kan det fortsatt vil mulig å løse ut skred i fokksnøen. Følg med på hvorvidt nysnøen fester seg til eventuelle skarelag.
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