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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Sunday 16.01.2022

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain not recommended. We expect naturally released windslabs in the alping and wet slab activity around and below treeline.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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.

Mountain weather

Saturday 15. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from west. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 16. January 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Sunday night. Gale from southwest, changing to strong gale from the west. -9 °C to -1 °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

Lokalt store nedbørsmengder kombinert med mildvær og kraftig vind skaper omfattende ustabile forhold.

På de mest utsatte leområde høyt til fjells er det dannet tykke fokksnøflak fra de siste dagene. Ytterligere pålagring i dag kan være nok til at store snøskred løsne av seg selv.

Tidlig på dagen vil mildvær og regn i lavlandet svekke bindinger i nysnøen fra de siste dagene. Her kan våte skred løsne av seg selv.

Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun i forbindelse med faregrad 4 og 5.
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