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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Wednesday 17.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches are possible due to rain. In the alpine, avoid steep slopes with new snow until it is stabilized. Avoid areas prone to glide avalanches and remember to keep a safe distance to cornices which have been weakened by the warm temperatures. Danger decreases when temperature drops.
  • The danger is greatest until Wednesday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Glide avalanches

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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)

Tuesday 16. May 2023

Siste dagers varme og nedbør som regn har ført til et smelteomvandlet og vått snødekke høyt til fjells.
Snøgrensa ligger på ca. 200 moh med lite snø under ca. 500 moh.

Mange naturlig utløste str.1 og noen str.2 våte løssnøskred observert de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 16. May 2023

8-12 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l. Breeze from southwest. 0 °C to 4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 17. May 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l. Fresh breeze from north. -5 °C to 2 °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

Regn fra tirsdag formiddag til onsdag ettermiddag fører til at det kan være lett å løse ut skred der snøen er våt og myk.
Utover dagen synker skredfaren i takt med at med temperaturen går ned. Der snødekket fryser til vil det være stabile forhold.
På de høyeste toppene kan det komme noe nysnø, men det ventes at den vil binde seg godt til underlaget og stabiliseres raskt. Unngå likevel bratte heng med nysnø eller fokksnø mens nedbøren pågår.
Glideskred er uforutsigbare, men kan forekomme enkelte steder, for eksempel der underlaget er svaberg eller bratt gressbakke.
Unngå terreng under glidesprekker, og hold god avstand til skavler.
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