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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Wednesday 30.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Tuesday 29. March 2022

Det kan være store lokale forskjeller. Snøoverflaten varierer mellom å være avblåst og skare på det mest utsatte områdene, til at det er løssnø i skjermede formasjoner og myk vindpakket snø i leområder. Det gamle snødekket er smelteomvandlet.

Godt skiføre mange steder ettersom det er kommet ca. 20 cm nysnø tirsdag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 29. March 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from north, changing to strong breeze from the north during renoon. -10 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 30. March 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during renoon. -10 °C to -1 °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

Det er lokalt ustabile forhold. Fersk pålagring gjør at der fortsatt lokalt vil være lett å løse ut skred i myke fokksnøflak. Det gamle snødekket er knallhardt og isete, noe som øker utglidningsfaren og kan gi alvorlige konsekvenser.

Dersom sola titter frem vil dette gi fare for løssnøskred i bratt terreng med løs, ubunden snø.
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