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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 26.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions. Small loose snow avalanches may occur on steep slopes exposed to the sun.

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
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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)

Saturday 25. March 2023

Under skoggrensen og i skjermede formasjoner er det generelt løs ubunden snø og fint skiføre. Over skoggrensen er det store lokale forskjeller i hvor vindpreget snøoverflaten er, alt ettersom hvor vindutsatt terrengformasjonen er.

Mange små og middels store snøskred utløst av sola ble observert onsdag og torsdag.

Lørdag klokka 15 hadde vinden begynt å ta seg opp rundt Svolvær.

Mountain weather

Saturday 25. March 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -16 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26. March 2023

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from east, changing to breeze from the northeast during renoon. -17 °C to -3 °C at 700 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

Lørdag ettermiddag førte litt nedbør og vind fra SØ til at det la seg noen ferske fokksnøflak, som det kan være lett å løse ut skred i.
Snødekket har ellers en gunstig oppbygning med løsere snø over hardere, eldre snø. Dette gjør at skredfaren er liten der det ikke er fersk fokksnø.

Sola kan føre til at små skred løsner av seg selv i bratt terreng.
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