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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Friday 10.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Unstable wind slabs can still be found at higher elevation or on shady slopes.

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)

Thursday 9. March 2023

Torsdag kom det 15-25 cm nysnø i regionen. Mest langs kysten. Under tregrensa ligger det stort sett løs snø over et smelteomvandlet snødekke. Over tregrensa er det myk eller hard fokksnø. Noen steder er det avblåst til gammelt snødekke med skare på overflaten.

Kantkorn og rim hadde dannet seg stedvis på overflaten før det snødde. Det ligger også kantkorn dypere i snødekket over ca 500 moh, men under harde skarelag. Det er derfor vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 9. March 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the evening. -17 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 10. March 2023

5-8 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southwest. -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

Torsdagens vind og nysnø har dannet ferske fokksnøflak i høyden. Flakene ventes fortsatt å være ustabile. Stabiliseringen går sakte i kulden. Ustabile lag av rim og kantkorn kan også har blitt snødd ned i formasjoner som ligger beskyttet for vind. Unngå myke flak.
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