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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 06.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Wet avalanches can occur where the snow is wet. Be careful beneath and in the vicinity of cornices.

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

Glide avalanches

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 5. May 2020

Under mildværgrensen er snøen fuktig eller våt. I høyden er det vekslende fokksnø og skare. Det er generelt mye snø og stedvis store skavler i regionen.

Det er mange observasjoner på glidesprekker.

Det er de siste dager observert flere våte løssnø-, og flakskred og glideskred.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. May 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong gale from the southwest during renoon. -3 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. May 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -3 °C to 1 °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

Fortsatt rimelig sterk vind og nedbør vil i høyden danne ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Det er gunstige temperaturer for stabilisering av fokksnøen.
Under mildværsgrensen kan det løsne glideskred og våte skred. Skredfaren vil være høyest i Hinnøya-Lødingen området der det ser ut til å komme mest nedbør. Vær også observant der det har bygd seg ut skavler. Disse kan knekke og løse ut skred i terrenget under.
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