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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 11.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid 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 there.

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
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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 10. February 2020

Snødekket er preget av mildværet de siste dagene. Nesten helt til fjelltopphøyde har mildværet fuktet opp snøoverflaten. Særlig i lavereliggende fjellområder vil snøen trolig fremstå som ganske våt.

I forrige uke la vinden opp fokksnø av ulik hardhet i leområder i høyden.

Gammelt snødekke består i stor grad av ulike skarelag og smelteomvandlet snø.

Det er observert mye skavler i sørvendt terreng. Det er generelt store forskjeller i snømengder i regionen.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. February 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. February 2020

6-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -4 °C to 1 °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

Litt nysnø og vind vil gi enkelte ferske nysnø- og fokksnøflak som skredproblem i leområder. Også eldre fokksnøflak kan påvirkes av skiløper.
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