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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 13.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

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

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)

Sunday 13. February 2022

Det er store lokale forskjeller etter bygevær, sterk vind og svingende temperaturer de siste dagene. I lavlandet er noen steder kommet godt over 30 cm nysnø som ligger jevnt fordelt under skoggrensen. Vest fra Kabelvåg er det fuktig i lavlandet, mens snøen er mer tørr mot Vesterålen. Over skoggrensen har vinden mange steder herjet med nysnø og dannet fokksnøflak av ulike hardhet.

På lørdag kom det inn en observasjon av nedsnødd overflaterim fra Andøya som ga tydelig resultat på stabilitetstest, men fravær av andre observasjoner og faretegn tyder på at dette lag har sannsynligvis en begrenset utbredelse.

Mountain weather

Saturday 12. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the north during renoon. -15 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 13. February 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -15 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l.

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

OPPDATERT SØNDAG 0845: Vindøkning utover ettermiddagen vil danne ferske flak med ustabil fokksnø i leområder. Endring i vindretning gjør at skredproblemet kan finnes i flere himmelretninger. Vær også obs på at fokksnøen fra de siste dagene fortsatt kan være ustabil enkelte steder.
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