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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 14.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
UPDATED MONDAY MORNING. Locally unstable conditions, be careful in lee areas with fresh wind deposited snow/storm slabs.

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).

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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 14. January 2019

Snøoverflaten er over store områder preget av ru mildværsskaren og flekker med fokksnø.
Lørdag kveld var det kommet ca 5-10 cm med tørr nysnø uten vind.
Fredag var det storm og vinden røsket mesteparten av tørrsnøen med seg og resirkulerte den i havet.
Det er begrenset med snø under skoggrensen.

Snødekket består etter kraftig mildvær i hovedsak av smelteformer fra topp til bunn.

Søndag er det observert mange løssnøskred, men ingen flakskred.

Mountain weather

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.

Monday 14. January 2019

2 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -11 °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

Oppdatert mandag morgen: Uvær med kraftig vind og snøbyger vil gi økt skredfare i regionen. Det ventes store lokale forskjeller. Skredproblemet ventes være fokksnøflak og dårlig binding til det gamle snødekket.
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