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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 24.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Lack of snow. Slabs of fresh wind deposited snow can be triggered at the highest mountains, but you should be more aware of the rocky terrain belove.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Thursday 24. December 2020

Det er generelt lite snø, og det er store variasjoner i snømengde. I fjellet ligger det mest snø i renner og leformasjoner. Det er generelt lite snø under 600-700 moh, og snødekket over 700 moh består av skare og smelteformer.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. December 2020

0-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -6 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. December 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 13 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the north during renoon. -8 °C to 1 °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

Det er fremdeles generelt lite snø og liten skredfare. Noen centimeter med snø vil heve julestemningen og legge opp et og annet flak av fokksnø i leområder. Det kan være mulig å løse ut et og annet skred i den nye fokksnøen, særlig der fokksnøen legger seg på glatt skare.

Den største faren er likevel risikoen for å treffe på stein og ur, særlig siden oppstikkende stein nå er kamuflert under et tynt lag med nysnø.
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