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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Sunday 26.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Limited forecasts due to strike.
Generally stable conditions. Be careful in steep terrain where the snow is wet and loose. It could be possible to trigger small wet loose avalanches.
Limited forecasts due to strike.

Avalanche problems

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

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 25. May 2024

Overflata er våt etter noen dager med varmt vær. Høyt til fjells kan det stedvis ligge rester etter nysnøen som kom forrige helg. Snødekket er i all hovedsak smelteomdannet og vått, men det finnes fortsatt is og skarelag i høyden.

Glidesprekker er utbredt.

Mountain weather

Saturday 25. May 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from north. -5 °C to 7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26. May 2024

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. 0 °C to 12 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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 stiger igjen og sola vil gjøre overflaten ekstra våt og løs. Det kan bli mulig å løse ut små, våte løssnøskred i bratt terreng. Husk at selv små skred kan ha alvorlige konsekvenser i nærheten av terrengfeller som klippe eller steinur.

Skavlbrudd og glideskred kan ikke utelukkes. Hold god avstand til skavler og glidesprekker.
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