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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Saturday 14.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
There could be some small unstable wind slabs in places with new snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Friday 13. January 2023

Over tregrensen er snødekket preget av et tynt lag med myk vindpakket snø over hard fokksnø. Det er oppstikkende stein mange steder. Under skoggrensen ligger det fuktig nysnø på et glatt skarelag.

13.01 er det observert kantkorn langsmed bakken på Austvågøya. Svake lag av kantkorn ligger stort sett under harde flak og er vanskelige å påvirke, eller finnes i områder med lite snø.

Det er observert noen små løssnøskred i bratte heng torsdag.

Det er kommet 7 cm snø siste døgn.

Mountain weather

Friday 13. January 2023

3-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from southwest. -3 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 14. January 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Saturday night. Fresh breeze from southwest. -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

Det ventes litt nysnø og vind som kan danne ustabile fokksnøflak. Det vil være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred der det er fersk fokksnø, men det forventes kun små skred.
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