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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Sunday 30.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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 29. January 2022

Snødekket er svært variert i regionen. Det ligg store mengder fokksnø som mjuke flak i typiske leområder og beskytta terrengformasjonar, mens toppar og ryggar er avblesne. Under skoggrensa ligg snøen lausare og mindre bunden.

Det gamle snødekket er jamt gjennomfukta. Mange stadar er det eit markant skille med smelte-fryseskare mellom den nye tørre snøen det eldre fuktige snødekket.

Det er utvikling av svake lag kantkorn rundt skarelag høgt i snødekket, men ingen observasjonar på at det utgjer eit problem.

Over 700-800 moh er eldre vedvarande svake lag framleis intakte, men ligg under massive is- og skarelag.

Det var laurdag observert snøfokk og skytande sprekkar nordaust i regionen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 29. January 2022

1-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during renoon. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 30. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -21 °C to -10 °C at 1100 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

Det ligg flakdanningar i hovedsakleg nordaustlege leområder som treng tid for å stabilisere seg.

Det er òg eit vedvarande svakt lag kantkorn djupt i snødekket, men dette laget er no vanskeleg å påverke.
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