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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Thursday 28.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

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)

Wednesday 27. December 2023

Det har kommet en del nysnø siste døgn. Det ble lokalt målt en del vind, opp i kuling på Kvaløyfjellet.

Det finnes svake lag av kantkorn både ved bakken og høyere oppe i snødekket. Disse er generelt vanskelig å påvirke, men det meldes om spredte drønn rundt omkring. Søndag var det drønn i snøen i Hattfjelldal, og lørdag ble det meldt om drønn på sørsida av Øyfjellet.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. December 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 28. December 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °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

Du kan lett løse ut skred der nysnø og vind har gitt ferske fokksnøflak.
Du kan også løse ut skred der det finnes svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket. Det er foreløpig usikkert hvordan siste dagers snøvær har påvirket det svake laget, om det nå er vanskeligere eller lettere å påvirke. Tidligere har det svake laget ligget under hard fokksnø og generelt vært vanskelig å påvirke.
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