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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 24.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Keep an eye out if the wind picks up and forms new slabs in the fresh snow. Old persistent weak layers are very hard to trigger and not a real concern at the moment.
  • The danger is greatest from Sunday evening

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)

Saturday 23. December 2023

Torsdag morgen kom det 15-20 cm med nysnø i Vågan. Enn så lenge ligger nysnøen løs og ubundet i terrenget.

Mildværet har dannet en solid pakke opptil ca 300 moh. Snøfordelingen er ujevn over skoggrensen. Leområder har mye snø, men utsatte steder og forhøyninger har mindre snø.

Opp til ca 500 moh lå det en tynn mildværsskare før snøfallet natt til torsdag.

Stedvis er svake lag av kantkorn og rim fortsatt intakte under fokksnøen. Mest utbredt i Vesterålen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. December 2023

No precipitation. Breeze from east. -19 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 24. December 2023

No precipitation. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °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 styrer skredfaren. Nysnøen som kom torsdag ligger de fleste steder løs og ubunden i terrenget. Så lenge snøen forblir løs er dette uproblematisk, men vær oppmerksom på at forholdene raskt vil endres dersom vinden danner flak av nysnøen. Disse kan være lett å løse ut.

De vedvarende svake lagene ventes nå å være så vanskelig å påvirke at det ikke er et skredproblem.
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