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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 23.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 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 22. February 2022

Det er en stund siden forrige snøfall. Snødekket er generelt vindpåvirket med fokksnø av varierende hardhet.

På Vågan ble det observert kantkorn under fokksnøen 20. feb sammen med et lag av hagl / nysnø. 19. feb ble det også observert mulig svakt lag av kantkorn ved Tjeldsund. Stabilitetstest viste ikke bruddforplantning. Det er ikke observert faretegn relatert til dette. Eventuelle svake lag ligger trolig under harde fokksnøflak og vil være vanskelige å påvirke.

Det har vært observert overflaterim flere steder i regionen, noen steder på hardt underlag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 22. February 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -19 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 23. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °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

Nysnø og en del vind fører til at det dannes nye ustabile fokksnøflak. Det kan være lett å løse ut skred i fokksnøen. Hvis fokksnøflakene har lagt seg på overflaterim vil det kunne være svært lett å løse ut skred.
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