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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Tuesday 10.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Colder weather and decreasing temperatures will quickly form strong bonds in the snowpack. Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Safe travel conditions are expected at lower elevations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Monday 9. March 2020

Under tregrensa er snødekket preget av mildværet mandag og snøen er fuktig. Over tregrensa ligger det fokksnø av varierende hardhet. Vindutsatte formasjoner er stedvis avblåst til gammel mildværskare.

Gammelt snødekke består i stor grad av ulike skarelag og smelteomvandlet snø.

Det er observert vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelag i områder med tynt snødekke, men overliggende lag av skare bærer godt slik at det er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Monday 9. March 2020

13 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -8 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 10. March 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during renoon. -9 °C to -3 °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

Skredfaren minker etter som fokksnøflak dannet mandag stabiliseres. Tidlig på dagen kommer det noe nysnø som kan flyttes til leheng mot S og V når vinden øker på. Der kan det legge seg ustabile flak over nedsnødd nysnø. At vinden dreier gjør at fokksnøproblemet kan finnes i de fleste himmelretninger, men generelt vil flakene være noe vanskelige å løse ut i hellinger mot nord, der fokksnøen har rukket å stabilisere seg mer.
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