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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 08.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
The snow cover is very sparse. In the high alpine, smaller wind slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Monday 7. December 2020

Det er generelt tynt snødekke i fjellet, og under skoggrensa er det svært lite snø.

Forrige uke var preget av skiftende temperatur og varierende mildværsgrense. Over 500 moh består snøen stort sett av en tynn såle med smelte-frysformer med noen få cm med fokksnø over. Flekkvis ligger det noe mer snø i forsenkninger og her er det fokksnøansamlinger.

Mountain weather

Monday 7. December 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -8 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 8. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -5 °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

Lite snø i fjellet og begrenset med nedbør gir generelt stabile forhold.

Mot de høyeste toppene kan det lokalt finnes små lommer med lagdelt fokksnø, men denne har nå hatt tid til å stabilisere seg. Husk likevel at selv små skred kan gi store konsekvenser ved terrengfeller.
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