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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 06.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid terrain with fresh wind deposited snow/storm slabs.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many 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 5. February 2020

Over tregrensa består snødekket i stor grad av vindpakket fokksnø og skavler av varierende hardhet. I mer vindbeskyttet terreng er det fortsatt tilgjengelig ubunden snø.

Gammelt snødekke består i stor grad av ulike skarelag og smelteomvandlet snø.

Utenfor Harstad ble det tirsdag kveld løst ut et lite skred i fokksnøen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 5. February 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest. -11 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 6. February 2020

1-3 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -9 °C to -3 °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

Roligere vær med minkende vind utover ettermiddagen og mindre menger ny nedbør bidrar til dannelse av færre ferske nysnøflak. Men de eldre nysnøflakene trenger litt tid på å stabilisere seg, spesielt i høyden.

Mest utsatt er de områder som har fått mest nedbør de siste dagene.
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