Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Saturday 01.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published: 2018-11-30 03:23 PM

The snowpack is thin throughout the region. Wind slabs can be triggered by a single skier in steeper gullies and couloirs. Wet snow well up into the alpine. No significant weak layers is reported yet, but the amount of field reports are marginal.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

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 30. November 2018

Snødekket er generelt tynt i regionen, og noe ujevnt fordelt. Kun forsenkeninger og søkk har snømengder av betydning. Men her kan det ligge ustabil fokksnø.

Under skoggrensen er snødekket vått etter mildvær og mildværsgrensen har steget noe fredag.

Det er så langt ikke svake lag i snødekket som skiller seg ut.

Noen våte løssnøskred fredag pga mildvær.

Stigende snøgrense som følge av mildværet fredag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 1. December 2018

2 mm precipitation, up to 7 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1400 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 mildværet fredag ventes snødekket å minke særlig under skoggrensen. I høyden vil snøen i forsenkninger og renner stabiliserer pga milde temperaturer, men det kan bli noe snøtransport pga vind.

Skredfaren er knyttet til de få områder der det faktisk ligger snø nok, her kan det være lett å løse ut skred for en enkelt skikjører.

Husk at tidlig på sesongen kan selv små skred få store konsekvenser pga mye oppstikkende steiner.

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We provide daily avalanche forecast in the period between 1st of December until 31st of May. Please remember that the forecast is intended as an aid and not the absolute truth.