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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Friday 21.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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)

Thursday 20. January 2022

I lavlandet ble snøen gjennomfuketet av mildværet tidligere i uken. Kaldere temperatur fra onsdag ettermiddag gjør at snøen nå holder på å fryse til. Over dette ligger det ca 15 cm med nysnø torsdag morgen.

I fjellet har kraftig vind og snøvær ført til en hard vindpåvirket snøoverflate utsatte steder og store ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leheng. De største ansamlingene med fokksnø er trolig lengst øst i regionen.

Torsdag morgen meldes det om kraftig snøfokk i Lofoten.

Mountain weather

Thursday 20. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -9 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 21. January 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from north, changing to moderate gale from the south during the evening. -9 °C to -1 °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

Litt nysnø kombinert med vind vil danne ustabile flak med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Mot de høyeste toppene der temperaturen er kaldere kan det også finnes områder der gårsdagens fokksnø trenger mer tid for å stabiliseres. Vinddreining utover dagen gjør at fokksnø kan finnes i flere himmelretninger.

I lavlandet holder snøen nå på å fryse til og det ventes generelt stabile forhold her.
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