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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Wednesday 08.04.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible. The avalanche danger is considerable as long as the rain continues. Unstable wind slabs have formed in the Alpine. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. April 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

Oppdatert værprognosen tilsier mindre nedbør enn ventet på mandag. Skredfaren vurderes til 3-betydelig for onsdagen.

Det ventes kraftig vind og regn. Under skoggrensen ventes det noen naturlig utløste våte skred der snødekket blir gjennomfuktet av regnet.

Over skoggrensen vil vind kombinert med nysnø føre til dannelse av ustabile fokksnøflak. Flakene vil være lett å løse ut og det ventes noen naturlig utløste store skred.

Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun for faregrad 4 og 5.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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