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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Tuesday 30.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Rain increases danger of wet avalanches. Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

New snow (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 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), 29.05.2023

I høyden ligger det nysnø oppå eldre snø. Eldre snødekke har vært helt smelteomvandlet opp til ca. 1000 moh.

Det gamle snødekket er for det meste smelteomdannet.

Mountain weather, 29.05.2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -3 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Mountain weather, 30.05.2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

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