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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 13.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Rain and heat give danger of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Wednesday 12. December 2018

Siste større snøfall var før helgen. Siden har det kortvarig vært kraftig vind, som noen steder dannet ustabile fokksnøflak. Onsdag kom mildvær, som vil stabilisere snødekket.
Snødekket er ujevnt fordelt med snø i forsenkninger og avblåst og tynt på rabber, snøen som kom under 300 moh holder på å smelte bort onsdag.
Over den gamle mildværsgrensen (300moh) er det såle i forsenkninger og søkk. Dette er primært smelteformer.

Forventer at mildværet onsdag tar knekken på rimet som tidligere ble observert.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 12. December 2018

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 13. December 2018

1-4 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. 0 °C to 4 °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

Mildvær onsdag stabiliserer fokksnøflakene raskt.
Mildværet fortsetter torsdag, med noe regn. Man må man forvente at det kan gå naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred i bratte heng.
Husk at tidlig på sesongen kan selv små skred få konsekvenser pga mye oppstikkende steiner.
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