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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Friday 26.02.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is still wet and unstable. Avoid potential release areas and runout areas for avalanches. It might be some spots with fresh wind deposited snow at high altitude.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Thursday 25. February 2021

Siden helga har kraftig vind fra sørøst flyttet snøen inn i leområder i høyden. Mildvær har satt sitt preg på snødekket og under 300 moh er det nå mange steder barmark.

Enkelte steder kan det fortsatt finnes svake lag av begerkrystaller og kantkorn, men det antas at mildvær er i ferd med å ta knekken på det som finnes av relevante svake lag høyt i snødekket.

Torsdag ble det observert flere våte flakskred ved Svolvær.

Mountain weather

Thursday 25. February 2021

9 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -1 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 26. February 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -4 °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

Etter to dager med regnskur høyt til fjells synker temperaturen og nedbøren avtar. Dette medfører også at faren for våte flakskred synker, men noe skredaktivitet kan ikke utelukkes.
Det har vært gunstige temperaturer for stabilisering av fokksnøflak dannet siden onsdag, men der flakene er tynne og myke kan de være lette å løse ut. Det antas at dette gjelder få steder høyt til fjells.
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