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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Friday 27.12.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally safe conditions. Late afternoon, increasing wind and light snow showers could form smaller slabs on isolated slopes.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new 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 26. December 2019

I leområder over tregrensen består snødekket primært av fokksnøflak med varierende hardhet, mens det er avblåst på rygger og rabber der vinden har fått herje. Under fokksnøen består snødekket av ulike skarelag og lag av smelteomvandlet snø.

Det er observert begynnende kantkorn danning nede i snødekket og i snøoverflaten. Overflaterim er også observert.

Mountain weather

Thursday 26. December 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -8 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 27. December 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -7 °C to 0 °C at 700 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

Snødekket er fortsatt stabilt, men kulda er ferd med å sette sitt preg på snødekket i form av kantkorn danning og overflaterim. Utpå ettermiddagen ventes det en dreining mot SV og vinden ventes å ta seg opp. Det er generelt lite snø tilgjengelig for transport, men det kan ikke utelukkes at vinden kan danne enkelte små ustabile fokksnøflak.
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