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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 07.03.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches are likely the first part of the day. Avoid avalanches terrain. Use great caution om recently loaded slopes in the alpine.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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 7. March 2022

De siste dagene har vært preget av bygevær og varierende temperatur. Over 500 moh, er det nå betydelig ansamling av myk fokksnø i leområder.

I helgen ble det observert mange løssnøskred i bratte terreng.

Mountain weather

Sunday 6. March 2022

7-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 7. March 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °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

Oppdatert kl 09. Temperaturstigning etter snøfall på formiddagen vil svekke bindingene i nysnøen. Det ventes mange løssnøskred i lavlandet.
Høyere til fjells vil dreiende vindretning gjøre at det dannes ferske fokksnøflak i nye leområder. Skred er lettest å løse ut i område hvor ferske fokksnøflak er myke og/eller tynne.
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