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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 19.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Big wet natural avalanches are expected as long as it's high temperatures. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas. The danger for dry avalanches are expected to increase throughout the day.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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).

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
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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)

Tuesday 18. January 2022

I lavlandet er snødekket gjennomfuktet etter mildværet tirsdag. I fjellet har kraftig vind og snøvær ført til en hard vindpåvirket snøoverflate utsatte steder og store ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leheng.

Både snømengde og mildværsgrense har variert mye innad i regionen den siste tida.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 18. January 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Gale from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 19. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -5 °C to 3 °C at 700 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

Temperaturen ventes å synke tidlig natt til onsdag, så mesteparten av nedbøren kommer som snø i kombinasjon med kuling fra vestlig retning. Det vil bygge seg opp store fokksnøflak i øst-vendte lesider. Over ca. 800 moh hvor mildværet ikke tok på tirsdag, kan skredene bli større pga store mengder med snø de siste dagene.

Natt til onsdag og tidlig onsdag morgen, når det fortsatt er ganske mildt, er faren for våte store skred fortsatt tilstede.
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