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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Sunday 15.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable avalanche conditions. Use caution in areas with wind deposited snow high in the alpine, and in steep terrain with loose, wet snow. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks.

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

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
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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 14. May 2022

Regn og mildvær denne uka har ført til at dette nå stort sett er smelteomvandlet opp til 800 - 1000 moh. Kortvarig kaldt vær lørdag 7. mai dannet et skarelag som ligger under den øverste fuktige snøen. Under skarelaget finnes det også våt smelteomvandlet snø eller fuktig fokksnø. Over 800 - 1000 moh har nedbøren som har kommet denne uka lagt seg som fuktig nysnø/fokksnø, høyt til fjells tørr fokksnø.

Det er nå lite snø igjen under 400 til 600 moh.

Mountain weather

Saturday 14. May 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Saturday night. Breeze from southwest. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 15. May 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Calm/light breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 0 °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

Over mildværsgrensa kan det legge seg noen små ferske fokksnøflak utover ettermiddagen når vinden øker på. Disse vil stabiliseres raskt, men helt ferske flak kan være lette å løse ut.

I bratt terreng med våt, løs snø er det mulig å løse ut løssnøskred. Vær forsiktig i nærheten av terrengfeller.

Glideskred er uforutsigbare, men kan forekomme der det er forhold for det, for eksempel der underlaget er svaberg eller bratt gressbakke. Unngå terreng under glidesprekker.
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