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Avalanche warning for region Helgeland Thursday 11.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be cautious at high elevations where recent precipitation has fallen as snow. Wind slabs may still be reactive today.
At lower elevations where it has rained there is still a hazard of wet snow avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few 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
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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 10. April 2024

Mildvær og regn har fuktet snødekket opp til ca. 1200 moh på onsdag.
Høyere til fjells, der hvor nedbøren er kommet som snø, har vind fra sørvestlig retning ført til ansamlinger av fokksnø i leområder.
Snødekket over mildværsgrensa er generelt preget av vind.

Før mildværet viste snøprofiler at det fantes kantkorn under skarelag i toppen av snødekket. Dette problemet er trolig blitt nøytralisert av regn og mildvær de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 10. April 2024

30 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -3 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 11. April 2024

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l Thursday night. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Skredfaren er knyttet til høyfjellet hvor nedbør fra de siste dagene er kommet som snø. Her kan det finnes fokksnøflak som fortsatt er ustabile, spesielt der hvor det kommer ytterligere snø i dag. Fokksnøflakene ventes å stabilisere seg raskt, men de kan være ustabile når de er helt ferske.

I lavereliggende områder begynner snødekket å bli vant med mildvær og regn, men likevel kan våte skred ikke utelukkes helt.
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