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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Saturday 03.04.2021

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid all avalanche terrain. Large naturally released avalanche is likely. Some wet slab avalanches are expected as the temperature increases.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab 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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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

Saturday 3. April 2021

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to 0 °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.

Skredfaren øker og store naturlig utløste skred ventes i høyfjellet.

Været fortsetter å hamre innover regionen med store nedbørmengder og kraftig vind. Det er stor pålagring av fokksnø i leområder. Skredene ventes å løsne enten innad i den ferske fokksnøen eller i de vedvarende svake lagene.

Stigende temperaturer gjør at det ventes våte, naturlig utløste skred opptil rundt skoggrensen.

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