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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Wednesday 09.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. The snowpack is gaining strength and avalanches are generally hard to trigger.

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

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)

Tuesday 8. March 2022

De siste dagene har vært preget av bygevær og varierende temperatur. Over 500 moh er det nå betydelig ansamling av myk fokksnø i leområder. De mest vindutsatte områdene er avblåst.

Det er observert kantkorn i forbindelse med et skarelag fra januar. Laget er stort sett låst under hard fokksnø eller skare og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 8. March 2022

4-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 9. March 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -1 °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

Vær varsom i områder med fersk fokksnø. Ellers ventes snødekket å stabilisere seg raskt på grunn av gunstige temperaturer.


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