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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Monday 05.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Mainly stable snow conditions. Possible surface hoar buried by new snow during the day. Be careful in lee areas in the high mountains with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.
  • The danger is greatest from Monday evening

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Sunday 4. December 2022

Det er lite snø i terrenget og mykje oppstikkande stein. Snøgrensa er på 450 -750 moh. Den er lågast i indre strøk. På snøoverflata er det stort sett bærande skare. Under skaren ligg det somme stader eit laust lag av kantkorn.

Det har vore observert overflaterim over store delar av regionen.

Mountain weather

Monday 5. December 2022

7 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Monday night. Breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -6 °C to -1 °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

Nysnøen kan legge seg på svakt lag av rim eller kantkorn som har blitt danna i kuledperioden siste veke. Dette vert kun skredproblem der det har lege samanhengdane snø utan for mykje oppstikkande stein og busker før snøen kjem. Utbreiinga av skredproblemet vil difor vere liten, men det vil typisk vere tilstades i dei områda som skiløparar vil oppsøke.
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