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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 26.12.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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 25. December 2019

I leområder over tregrensen består snødekket primært av fokksnøflak med varierende hardhet, mens det er avblåst på rygger og rabber der vinden har fått herje. Under fokksnøen består snødekket av ulike skarelag og lag av smelteomvandlet snø.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 25. December 2019

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northeast. -6 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 26. December 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -8 °C to -2 °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

Den ferske vindtransporterte snøen fra første juledag kom med relativt gunstige temperaturer og vil stabiliseres fort. Det vil generelt være vanskeligere å løse ut skred i de ferske fokksnøflakene på andre juledag enn det det var første juledag.
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