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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Tuesday 30.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Rain increases danger of wet avalanches. Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

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.

Snow cover (in Norwegian), 29.05.2023

I fjellet er det kommet noe nysnø den siste tiden. Ellers varierer snøgrensen i regionen og er høyest i sørvendte hellinger og lengst ut mot kysten. Generelt er det ikke skikkelig snødekke før 600 moh. Eldre snødekke var i hovedsak grovkornet smelteomvandlet snø som er våt etter regn og mildvær.

Mountain weather, 29.05.2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Mountain weather, 30.05.2023

15 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

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