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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Thursday 28.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind slabs can be easy to trigger in the alpine. If the suns peeps out, smaller wet loose avalanches are possible. The old snow surface is in some place very hard and icy. The risk of slipping is high.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

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)

Wednesday 27. March 2024

Siden lørdag har det kommet en del nysnø. Mandag var det ca 10-15 cm fjærlett nysnø på hardt snødekke. Tirsdag har vinden flyttet en del snø inn i leheng, hovedsaklig mot NV. Det skulle ikke mye vind til for å flytte på siste dagers lette nysnø. Onsdag var det noen steder skytende sprekker i nysnøflak, og da skled snøen lett på skaren under. Det er fortsatt godt skiføre.
Onsdag morgen er det observert snøføyk ved Linken i Narvik.

Svake lag som er observert tidligere er i ferd med å stabilisere seg, men er fortsatt tilstede i snødekket - særlig i skoggrensen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. March 2024

1-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during renoon. -13 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 28. March 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the evening. -17 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Skredfaren er knyttet til områder hvor vinden har dannet fokksnøflak i høyden. Noen steder kan disse være lett å løse ut.

I bratte solhellinger kan det gå små, våte skred om sola titter frem.

Den gamle snøoverflaten kan være svært hard noen steder. Dette gjør ferdsel krevende og faren for utglidning er stor.
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