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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 31.12.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs above treeline, otherwise stable conditions.

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).

Buried weak layer of new 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.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Monday 30. December 2019

Snødekket er gjennomfukta høgt . Det forventast at snøoverflata stort sett er smelteomvandla, i dei aller høgaste fjellområda kan ein finne fokksnøansamlingar. i Lofoten er det lite snø igjen under 300 moh.

Laurdag vart det observert våte flak- og laussnøskred i Lofoten.

Mountain weather

Monday 30. December 2019

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -4 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 31. December 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -8 °C to 0 °C at 700 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

Fokksnøen frå i går vil mest truleg stabilisere seg fort. Men litt nedbør saman med vind gjer at det framleis kan bli noko pålagring av fersk fokksnø i leområder. Mest utsatt vil vere dei områda som fekk snø i går også. Det har vore vind frå dei fleste himmelretningar dei siste dagane, og fokksnøflak kan difor finnast i dei fleste leområde.
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