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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Thursday 14.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.
  • The danger is greatest from Thursday afternoon

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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 13. March 2024

Hele snødekket er isoterm og smelteomvandlet i alle himmelretninger under 500-600 moh. I nordvendt terreng over 5-600 moh er snøen tørr og på overflaten ligger det hard fokksnø. Flere steder er det observert rim og kantkornet snø i overflaten. Senest på Torskmannen og Sautinden, på mandagen.

På Forkledalstinden ved Innerfjorden er det torsdag forrige uke observert et 2-3 cm tykt lag med kantkorn under et 2 cm tykt smelt-frys skarelag. Status til dette laget er uvisst nå.

Søndag er det observet et middels stort skred nordvendt på Piktindan. Mandag er det observert et skavlbrudd som løste ut et middels stort flakskred vestvendt på Småtindan.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 13. March 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -12 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 14. March 2024

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northeast during the evening. -7 °C to 1 °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 økende vind på ettermiddagen vil danne ferske ustabile fokksnøflak, i hovedsak sørvest-vendte leformasjoner.
Mest nysnø er ventet ytterst i Lofoten.
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