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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Friday 30.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with recent wind slabs. Old persistent weak layers are hard to trigger due to hard overlying layers.

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

Persistent weak layer (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 surface hoar
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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)

Friday 30. December 2022

Natt til onsdag kom det ca 5-10 cm med nysnø i kombinasjon med vind.
I låglandet har snødekket vore utsatt for mildver etterfulgt av kulde som har danna skare.

Kraftig vind i fjellet har ført til at snøoverflata mange stader er hard. Vinden har også gjort at snøfordelinga i terrenget er ujamn.

Somme stader kan det framleis ligge svake lag av nedføyka overflaterim. Ved bakken kan det også vere igjen svake lag av kantkorn frå kulderperioden i november.


Torsdag vert det observert mykje snøfokk i høgda.

Mountain weather

Thursday 29. December 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 7 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -8 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 30. December 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -6 °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

Sterk vind lagar fokksnøflak. Vinden flyttar snø også under tregensa. Her finst det mykje laussnø som kan flyttast. Det vil også ligge ferske fokksnøflak i fjellet etter vind torsdag. Eldre snødekke er stort sett hardt og det er vanskeleg å påverke eldre svake lag i snøen. Men ein skal framleis vere merksam på at det finst nedføyka rim under den harde snøen.
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