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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Sunday 07.06.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The first part for the day, warm temperatures will dominate and wet avalanches are possible. Later in the afternoon, dropping temperatures and precipitation could form wind slabs in the high alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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
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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)

Saturday 6. June 2020

Opp til rundt 1000 moh er det våt/fuktig grovkornet snø. I lavlandet under 300-400 moh er det lite snø igjen i terrenget. Generelt er det i høyden mye snø for årstiden. Mest snø finnes i østvendte fjellsider.

De vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn i høyfjellet, er nå trolig smelteomvandlet i stor grad. Men det kan ikke utelukkes av de kan være intakt enkelte steder.

Mountain weather

Saturday 6. June 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. 2 °C to 7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 7. June 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. 2 °C to 7 °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

Første del av dagen er det fortsatt høye temperaturer og snøsmelting, men utover dagen synker temperaturen og nedbøren tiltar.

Snøsmelting bremses noe av de synkende temperaturene, men det kan likevel forekomme enkelte glideskred og våte flakskred pga. regn på snødekket som vil svekke bindingene og føre til opphoping av vann.

I høyden kan danne enkelte fokksnø i leområder.

Unngå områder under glidesprekker.
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