Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 07.02.2023
Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger
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Natural avalanches
Avalanche problems
Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)
Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).
Loose snow
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
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.
Snow cover (in Norwegian), 06.02.2023
Nedbøren på søndag, og i hvertfall mandag, har antageligvis kommet som regn nesten helt opp til de aller høyeste toppene. Snøen er våt og fuktig selv høyt til fjells. I enkelte leheng på de aller høyeste toppene kan det likevel ligge fersk fokksnø.
Høyt til fjells har det tidligere ligget et lag av kantkorn og rim under fokksnøen, men mildværet på mandag har antageligvis ødelagt dette.
Mountain weather, 06.02.2023
20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong gale from the southwest during renoon. -1 °C to 5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.
Mountain weather, 07.02.2023
10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.
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