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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Wednesday 18.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (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 faceted snow beneath a crust
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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 17. January 2023

Snøen som kom før helgen er nå kraftig vindpåvirket. Det er et tynt skarelag i toppen opp til 700 moh. Høyere er det hardt og vindpåvirket. Det er mange steder lite snø og oppstikkende stein.

Kaldt klart vær på et generelt tynt snødekke har dannet kantkorn rundt skarelag høyt i snødekket. Problemet antas være relativt utbredt i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 17. January 2023

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -13 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l.

Wednesday 18. January 2023

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the east during renoon. -10 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Kraftig vind og noe nedbør i østlige deler av regionen vil danne tynne, ustabile fokksnøflak. Det kan være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred der det er fersk fokksnø.
Det finnes også vedvarende svake lag rundt skarelag høyt i snødekket som kan gi middels store skred.
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