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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Sunday 31.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Rising temperatures increase the risk of wet, loose avalanches. Large additional loads can trigger wind slabs in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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)

Loose snow

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 30. March 2024

Lørdag var det kraftig vind og noe nysnø noe steder. Dette har trolig gitt et vindpreget landskap med store forskjeller i fastheten på snøoverflaten.

Milde temperaturer i lavlandet har fuktet snøoverflaten.

Det gamle snødekket er preget av mildvær i lavlandet og kraftig vind høyere til fjells.

Det er observert drønn de siste dagene. Trolig stammer det fra overflaterimlag som har snødd ned. Problemet er veldig lokalt.

Mountain weather

Saturday 30. March 2024

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 31. March 2024

4-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from east. -4 °C to 2 °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

Det ventes stigende temperaturer og høy mildværsgrense. Snøoverflaten blir fuktet mange steder og det kan gå noen små våte skred.

De siste dagene har det vært kraftig vind i høyfjellet og det har trolig dannet seg harde fokksnøflak. Dette stabiliseres fort på grunn av de milde temperaturer.
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