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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 06.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
As the temperatures drop the snowpack will quickly stabilise. In the high alpine wind slabs can still be triggered on specific terrain features.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Saturday 5. January 2019

Mildværet torsdag har fuktet snødekket høyt til fjells, men det vil fortsatt være lagdeling i snødekket under mildværsgrensen.

Under skoggrensen er snødekket tynt.

Over mildværsgrensen ventes det tørre forhold og fokksnøflak.

Lørdag formiddag er det kaldere og nysnø i fjellet fra ca 400 moh.

Det er rapportert om stor skredaktivitet i lavlandet under mildværet. Dårlig sikt forhindret observasjoner i høyden.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. January 2019

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -4 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 6. January 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -2 °C to 4 °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

Snødekket i lavlandet er stabilt. Mot de høyeste toppene kan det ligge noen fokksnøflak, men de ventes å være vanskelig å løse ut.

Kortvarig ventes mildværet å gå helt til fjelltopphøyde. Det som evt. kommer av nysnø ventes å feste seg godt til overflaten pga synkende temperaturer under snøfallet.

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