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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Sunday 01.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with recent wind slabs. Old persistent weak layers are hard to trigger due to hard overlying layers.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of surface hoar
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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 31. December 2022

Snødekket i låglandet er fuktig og vått etter mildvær.

Kraftig vind i fjellet har ført til at snøoverflata mange stader er hard. Vinden har også gjort at snøfordelinga i terrenget er ujamn.

Somme stader kan det framleis ligge svake lag av nedføyka overflaterim. Ved bakken kan det også vere igjen svake lag av kantkorn frå kulderperioden i november.


Torsdag vert det observert mykje snøfokk i høgda.

Mountain weather

Saturday 31. December 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 1. January 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 2 °C at 700 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

Nysnø og vind gjer at det vert danna ferske fokksnøflak i fjellet. Det vil også vere fokksnøflak etter vind dei siste dagane. I låglandet kan det gå enkelte våte laussnøskred. Eldre snødekke er stort sett hardt og det er vanskeleg å påverke eldre svake lag i snøen. Men ein skal framleis vere merksam på at det finst nedføyka rim under den harde snøen.
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