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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Tuesday 30.03.2021

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Conditions are dangerous. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Be aware of a persistant weak layer buried by windslabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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

Tuesday 30. March 2021

25 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Avalanche risk assessment

Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun for faregrad 4 og 5

Store mengder med nysnø i fjellet i kombinasjon med kraftig vind gjør at det forventes omfattende naturlig utløst skredaktivitet.

Der nedbøren kommer som regn er det fare for naturlig utløste våte skred.

På høyfjellet og i indre strøk kan det finnes et dypt vedvarende svake lag i snødekket. I naboregionen Svartisen har det vært registret et svært stort skred i dette laget den siste tiden.
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