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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Saturday 03.04.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Difficult conditions. Some large naturally released avalanche is likely. Some wet slab avalanches are expected as the temperature increases.

Avalanche problems

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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Friday 2. April 2021

Under skoggrensen er det sparsomt med snø for årstiden og det meste er grovkornet våt snø.

I høyfjellet er har det vært stor pålagring av fokksnø de siste dagene. Særlig leområdene mot øst har mye snø.

I høyfjellet over 800-1000 moh er det trolig fortsatt vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn fra kuldeperiode i januar.

Mountain weather

Friday 2. April 2021

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 3. April 2021

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west. -8 °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

Været fortsetter ny nedbør og kraftig vind. Det er stor pålagring av fokksnø i leområder. Skredene ventes å løsne enten innad i den ferske fokksnøen, eventuelt i de vedvarende svake lagene.
Store naturlig utløste skred ventes.

Stigende temperaturer gjør at det ventes våte, naturlig utløste skred opptil rundt skoggrensen.

Unngå løsne- og utløpsområder.
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