Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 27.03.2023

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 300 masl • Avhenger mer av innlasting og skygge, enn av eksposisjon. Fasetterte partikler er små og hovedtyngden partikler er DF/RG, så velger å ikke sette det som eget skredproblem.

• Loose dry avalanche • Loose snow • Spontaneous release • 1 - Small • Some steep slopes E, SE, S, SW, W above 0 masl • Overfladiske løssnøskred.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 500 masl • Få-noen heng. Vinden har tatt veldig lokal.

Avalanche Problems

• Loose snow • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above unknown masl