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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 28.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
It's generally favorable conditions, but it may be possible to trigger small avalanches in the upper elevations.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow 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)

Loose 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)

Saturday 27. May 2023

Snøoverflaten har vært gjennomfuktet helt opp til fjelltopphøyde. De siste dagene har det kommet litt nysnø i fjellet.

Det gamle snødekket er smelteomvandlet.

Snøgrensen varier i regionen. I kystnære områder mot Storhavet så er fjellene stort sett snøfrie, men det er fremdeles skiføre på østsiden av Hinnøya og i Vågan.

Mountain weather

Saturday 27. May 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during renoon. -3 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 28. May 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 13 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. 0 °C to 6 °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

Litt regn kan gjøre at det blir våt løssnø i overflaten som kan være mulig å løse ut skred i. Mest utsatt vil være de områdene som har fått nysnø de siste dagene. Eldre smelteomvandlet snø er stort sett stabil. Vær oppmerksom der det finnes skavler, disse kan brekke og falle ned. Der det ligger snø på bratte svaberg kan det også være fare for glideskred.
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