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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 10.01.2018

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
As the rain stops the danger decreases rapidly. But in the alpine recently formed wind slabs will still need some time to settle. All persistent weak layers are expected to be destroyed.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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)

Tuesday 9. January 2018

Tirsdag morgen er mildværet i full gang, det regner i lavlandet og det er snøsmelting. Det har allerede dannet seg smelteriller i snøoverflaten.

Det er plussgrader høyt til fjells og registret 0 grader på 900 moh på værstasjon på Vestvågøya.

Mandag ble det observert drønn fra snødekket ifb med kantkorn under skarelaget fra 31 des. Laget blir trolig ødelagt av mildværet.

Mange våte flak av str. 3 har gått under mildværet.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 9. January 2018

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 10. January 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from east. -4 °C to 0 °C at 700 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

Etter at mildværet gir seg vil snødekket raskt stabilisere seg. Det er fortsatt mildt ved havet, men kuldegrader i fjellet. Høyt til fjells vil ferske fokksnøflak bruke litt tid på å stabilisere seg.

Skredfaren ventes som 3 betydelig i høyden der det ligger fokksnø og 1-liten under mildværsgrensen.
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