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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid steeper slopes with fresh wind slabs. Avalanches can be easy to trigger.

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

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 21. February 2023

Mildvær og regn forrige uke gjorde snødekket vått/fuktig opp til ca. 700 moh. Dette har nå fryst igjen og snøoverflaten består av mye skare. Lørdag og søndag kom det lokalt mye snø. Noen steder er det mye fokksnø i leområder.

I lavlandet er det sparsomt med snø.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

No precipitation. Breeze from east. -19 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -14 °C to -7 °C at 1100 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

Skredfaren øker som følge av vind og nysnø. Unngå bratte leområder hvor det danner seg ustabile fokksnøflak.
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