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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Wednesday 11.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

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)

Tuesday 10. 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

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.

Wednesday 11. March 2020

1-4 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1100 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

Sterk vind fra sørøst gir pålagring av fokksnø i leheng. Fokksnøflakene kan legge seg over et svakt lag av nysnø og være lette å løse ut. Vær obs på at det kan finnes fokksnø også i andre himmelretninger etter skiftende vindretning de siste dagene.
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