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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Friday 31.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Small, wet avalanches may release in steep terrain in lower areas. Wind slabs are a problem at high elevations. Avoid areas beneath visible gliding cracks, glide avalanches may occur.

Avalanche problems

New 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Thursday 30. May 2019

Overflaten er smelteomvandlet til topps etter en periode med varmt vær. Det gamle snødekket består i hovedsak av smelteomvandlet snø og er uten kritiske lagdelinger. Det kan høyt til fjells fortsatt finnes enkelte skarelag igjen i snødekket, men snøen virker generelt å drenere smeltevannet godt. Snøgrensa ligger på 300-400 moh.

På Losistua målestasjon 740 moh er det torsdag formiddag 1 grad og lett nedbør.

Mountain weather

Thursday 30. May 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 31. May 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to 0 °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

Det er ventet en del nysnø i høyden, og nysnøflak vil kunne føre til middels store skred, str. 2 i noen utsatte heng mens været pågår. Under nysnøgrensen kan det gå enkelte små, våte løssnøskred. Faregraden er økende.

Skredvarslingen for sesongen 2018/2019 avsluttes 31.05. Vi takker for nå og minner om varslingsstart for neste sesong 01.12.2019.
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