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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Thursday 09.03.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases due to strong winds and snowfall. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very 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 8. March 2023

Under tregrensa ligger det stort sett løs snø over et smelteomvandlet snødekke. Over tregrensa er det myk eller hard fokksnø. Noen steder er det avblåst til gammelt snødekke med skare på overflaten.

Kantkorn og rim har dannet seg stedvis på overflaten, men anses ikke som et problem. Det ligger også kantkorn dypere i snødekket over ca 500 moh, men under harde skarelag. Det er derfor vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. March 2023

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to breeze from the east during renoon. -24 °C to -14 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Thursday 9. March 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the evening. -17 °C to -8 °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

Det ventes at ustabile fokksnøflak vil danne seg over tregrensen. Kraftig vind, nysnø og kalde temperaturer gjør at flak kan være veldig lett å løse ut. På grunn av skiftene vindretning de siste dagene vil mange himmelretninger være utsatt. Kaldt vær gjør at stabilisering av fokksnøen tar tid.
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