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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 29.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Relatively high temperature may cause small, wet avalanches. Be aware of the risk of cornices breaking.

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
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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 28. May 2019

Overflaten er smelteomvandlet til topps etter en periode med varmt vær. Det gamle snødekket består i hovedsak av smelteomvandlet snø uten kritiske lagdelinger og virker generelt å drenere smeltevannet godt.
Snøgrensa ligger på ca. 400 moh, men mange steder er det lite snø og usammenhengende snødekket også høyere opp, spesielt i ytre strøk.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 28. May 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. 0 °C to 10 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29. May 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. 1 °C to 8 °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

Forholdene endrer seg lite. Forholdsvis høye temperaturer fører til at snøoverflaten holder seg myk, og det kan gå noen små, våte løssnøskred i bratt terreng. Selv om det kommer litt nedbør som regn, forventes snødekket å drenere nedbøren godt. Over nysnøgrensen vil det dannes små, ustabile nysnøflak. Vær også obs ved skavler på toppene, skavlbrekk kan fremdeles forekomme.
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