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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 08.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind slabs can easily be triggered on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Wet, loose avalanches are likely.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Monday 7. March 2022

Nysnøgrensen har gått opp og ned de siste dagene. I forbindelse med dette har snøoverflaten vekslet mellom å være tørr, fuktig og våt.

Det gamle snødekket er gjennomfuktet og stabilt, helt til de høyeste fjelltoppene.

De siste dagene har det vært stor skredaktivitet i mange heng. Primært våte løssnøskred str. 1 og 2.

Mountain weather

Monday 7. March 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 8. March 2022

3-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -7 °C to 2 °C at 700 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 er knyttet til temperaturstigningen og våte naturlig utløste skred. Hvor alvorlig situasjonen blir avhenger av nedbørmengdene.

Det kan være svært lett å for skiløpere å løse ut våte skred i svært bratt terreng.

Over mildværsgrensen vil trolig den ferske snøen stabilisere seg raskt. Men i få heng kan det være lett å løse ut flakskred.
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