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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Sunday 06.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. In areas where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, it will be easier to trigger an avalanche.

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
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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)

Saturday 5. February 2022

Snøoverflaten i fjellet består av bærende fokksnø i mer eller mindre alle himmelretninger i regionen. Enten som blyantharde flak eller som mer sastrugi der vinden har tatt godt. Over rygger og andre vindutsatte steder er det avblåst ned til is og skare. Det rapporteres om lite snø å flytte på av vind i terrenget.

Det er observert kantkorn under skarelag høyt i snødekket. Det er beskrives at det er vrient å komme gjennom skarelaget.

Over 700-800 moh er eldre vedvarende svake lag fremdeles intakt, men ligger under massive is- og skarelag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. February 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Gale from southeast. -15 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 6. February 2022

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Lokalt ustabile forhold. Minkende vind utover dagen vil gjøre at den pågående pålagringen av fokksnø inn i leheng minker, slik at fokksnøflakene vil gradvis få mulighet til å stabilisere seg.

Husk at stabiliseringen vil ta litt tid. Det vil fortsatt være enkelte heng der skikjørere kan løse ut skred i fokksnøen.

Det er et kantkornlag som har blitt dannet under skare, men ettersom det har vært begrensede mengder snø tilgjengelig for transport, så vurderes det ikke å være et skredproblem.
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