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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 12.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Tuesday 11. February 2020

Snødekket er preget av siste mildværet. Nesten helt til fjelltopphøyde ble snøoverflaten fuktet.

De siste dager har lavere temperaturer etter hvert medført at snøoverflaten har frosset til.

Over mildværgrensen i leområder er det fokksnø av ulik hardhet.

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

Mange steder i Lofoten er det i lavlandet generelt lite snø.

Det er observert mange skavler i sørvendt terreng. Det er generelt store forskjeller i snømengder i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 11. February 2020

6-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 12. February 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Økende vind utover ettermiddagen i kombinasjon med litt ny nedbør vil legge opp ferske nysnøflak i enkelte leområder. Eldre flak stabiliseres relativt rask pga. gunstige temperaturer.

I områder som har fått lite ny nedbør de siste dager er skredfaren mindre.


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