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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Monday 05.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in 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 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)

Sunday 4. February 2024

Mildvær og regn påvirket snøoverflaten høyt til fjells forrige uke. Etter dette har det kommet nysnø sammen med vind.
Ved Laupstad i Lofoten var det lørdag formiddag fuktig snøoverfalte opp til 100 moh og derfor tørr, ubundet snø til 400 moh og vindpåvirket snø over dette.
Under nysnøen er det hardere smelteomvandlet snø etter mildværet.

Det blir litt kaldere vær de neste dagene. Vær obs på kantkorndannelse mellom varm fuktig smelteomvandlet snø og tørr nysnø som la seg i helgen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 4. February 2024

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -14 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 5. February 2024

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -15 °C to -3 °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

Du kan løse ut skred der det har lagt seg fokksnø de siste dagene. Fokksnøen stabiliseres gradvis, men kan fortsatt være ustabil noen steder.
Lavt i terrenget har fokksnøen trolig stabilisert seg raskt der den har lagt seg over et varmt mildværspåvirket snødekke, mens det kan være mer ustabil fokksnø høyt til fjells.

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