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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Monday 08.01.2024

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing temperatures leads to higher avalanche danger. Isolated terrain feature may hold unstable wind slabs. A weak layer deep in the snow pack can now become more active.
  • The danger is greatest from Monday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 7. January 2024

Søndag har det byrja å snø i regionen og temperaturen har stige. Frå tidlegare fann ein stort sett hard fokksnø med eit lite dryss med nysnø eller rim over i fjellet.

Det finst svake lag av kantkorn både ved bakken og høgare oppe i snøen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 7. January 2024

16 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -12 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 8. January 2024

45 mm precipitation, up to 60 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -7 °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

Nysnø, vind og regn vil føre til auka skredfare. Faren for naturleg utløyste skred er høgast medan nedbørsintensiteten og vinden er på det sterkaste. I låglandet der det kjem regn på snø vil det løysne våte skred, og i høgfjellet får me ferske fokksnøflak som både kan løysne av seg sjølv og bli utløyst av skiløparar. Nokre stader kan det gå skred i eldre svake lag av kantkorn men det har vore lite respons i desse laga i det siste.
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