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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 05.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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 4. March 2020

Over tregrensa er det fokksnø av varierende hardhet. På vindutsatte formasjoner er det stedvis avblåst til skare.

I skjermede terrengformasjoner ligger det til dels mye løs snø.
Gammelt snødekke består i stor grad av ulike skarelag og smelteomvandlet snø.
Det er generelt mest snø i østlige deler av regionen og skavler har mange steder blitt store.

Onsdag var det snøfokk i høyden.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 4. March 2020

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 5. March 2020

1-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -12 °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

Vinden minker, men vil først på dagen kunne legge opp enkelte ferske fokksnøflak.

Eldre flak har stabilisert seg bra og trenger større tilleggsbelastning for å påvirkes.

Mest utsatt er de nordlige delene av regionen som har fått mest snø siste tiden.

Vær obs på skavler som kan knekke.
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