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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Saturday 28.03.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases in those areas who receive most new snow when the wind picks up. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many 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)

Friday 27. March 2020

Denne veka har det vore mildvær, sterk vind og nedbør. Under mildværsgrensa, som har gått opp til ca. 500-600 moh, har snøen blitt våt, grovkorna og det har blitt danna smelteriller. Over mildværsgrensa er det fokksnø. Gamalt snødekke består av smelteomdanna snø og skarelag.

Torsdag er det i Vesterålen observert mange små laussnøskred i bratt terreng.

Mountain weather

Friday 27. March 2020

4-6 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -3 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 28. March 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during renoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Endring til nordvest-vær gir kaldare temperaturar, sterk vind og snøbyger. Dette vil føre til danning av fokksnøflak i leområder, særleg mot sør og aust. Det kan vere store lokale skilnadar på nedbørsmengder, og skredfara vil vere størst i områda som får mest snø.
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