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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Thursday 19.01.2023

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

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)

Wednesday 18. January 2023

Snødekket er generelt kraftig vindpåvirket. Det er et tynt skarelag i toppen av snødekket opp til 700 moh. Høyere i terrenget er det hardt og vindpåvirket. Det er mange steder lite snø og oppstikkende stein.

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

Mountain weather

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.

Thursday 19. January 2023

4-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -6 °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

Det kan være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred der det er fersk fokksnø. Det finne sogså vedvarende svake lag høyt i snødekket som kan gi middels store skred.
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