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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 04.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Wind slabs can easily be triggered in some areas.

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

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 3. April 2021

Det er tynt snødekke opptil ca 400 moh og snødekket her består av våt grovkornet snø.

Over 400 moh er det greit med snø. Hele siste uke har det vært vekslende nysnøgrensen, fra 400 til 800 moh. Snøoverflaten har derav endret seg fra tørr til våt. Mot de høyeste toppene er det fortsatt tørr snø.

Fredag var igjen nysnø til havnivå og snøtransport, samt flakdannelse over skoggrensen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 3. April 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest. -5 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 4. April 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -8 °C to -1 °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

Faren for våte skred avtar etterhvert som nedbøren opphører og været dreier på en kjøligere retning.

Over mildværsgrensen kan det noen steder være lett å løse ut skred i den ferske fokksnøen.
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