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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Wednesday 01.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Tuesday 31. January 2023

I området rundt Bindalsfjorden kom det opp mot 30 cm snø i høyden. Ellers kun 5-15 cm siste to døgn. I høyden preges snøoverflaten av vind mange steder, med fokksnø av ulik hardhet. I formasjoner som er skjermet for vind kan det ligge løsere snø.
Regn og mildvær tidligere har gjort snødekket vått i lavlandet.

Snødekket ser også ut til å ha drenert vann godt under mildværet sist uke.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 31. January 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 1. February 2023

0-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Skredfaren vurderes til moderat. Nysnøen fra mandag og tirsdag ventes å stabilisere seg gradvis. I noen leområder, spesielt i høyden, kan skiløpere fortsatt løse ut skred i fersk fokksnø. Østvendt terreng er mest utsatt.
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