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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 13.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
General unstable conditions. Wet avalanches are expected. In the mountains where precipitation falls as snow, avoid new and fresh stormslabs.

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)

Wednesday 12. January 2022

Nedbør og vind påvirker snøoverflaten. Mange steder vil det være et fuktig/vått snødekke. I fjellet vil kraftig vind føre til en hard vindpåvirket snøoverflate utsatte steder og ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leheng.

Det er observert lommer med nedsnødd overflaterim i starten av januar. Utbredelsen er antageligvis mest fremtredende i åpne områder lavt i terrenget.
Kantkorn rundt skarelag dypt i snødekket bekreftes stadig ved observasjoner. Laget virker likevel ikke potent og det er ikke observert skred på dette laget.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 12. January 2022

18 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during renoon. Storm from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -3 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 13. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Thursday night. Gale from west. -5 °C to 1 °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

Svært kraftig vind og nedbør opprettholder betydelig skredfare torsdag.
Det blir noe kaldere vær, men forsinkelser i prosessene i snøen opprettholder faren for naturlig utløste våte skred. I fjellet vil det legge seg ustabile fokksnøflak som gjør at tørre flakskred kan løsne naturlig.
Hinnøya, og områdene lengst øst i regionen ser ut til å få mest nedbør, skredfaren vil være størst her.
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