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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Sunday 28.02.2021

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid avalanche terrain. Heavy rain well into the alpine is weakening the snowpack. Large wet naturally released avalanche are likely.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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)

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

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.

Mountain weather

Sunday 28. February 2021

45 mm precipitation, up to 80 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west. -2 °C to 1 °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

Varselet er i hovedsak basert på værprognoser da det er en B-region og få observasjoner av snødekket.

Skredfaren ventes å øke til 4-stor. Svært store nedbørmengder og økende mildværsgrense svekker snødekket.
Store naturlig utløste skred ventes i mange heng over skoggrensen.

Det er fare for glideskred i lavere områder.

Over mildværsgrensen vil det bygge seg opp store ansamlinger av fokksnø. Også her ventes det store naturlig utløste skred.

Unngå skredterreng.
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