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Avalanche warning for region Ofoten Monday 29.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Snow showers are creating wind slabs above the zero degree line. Be careful in lee areas that has accumulated a lot of snow the last couple of days.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

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 28. May 2023

I høyden ligger det nysnø oppå eldre snø. Varmt vær og regn lørdag kveld har gjort at snøoverflaten sannsynligvis er våt høyt til fjells. Eldre snødekke har vært helt smelteomvandlet opp til ca. 1000 moh.

Det gamle snødekket er for det meste smelteomdannet.

Mountain weather

Sunday 28. May 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Sunday night. Fresh breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 29. May 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.

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

Over mildværsgrensen er det kommet endel nysnø, og her er det mulig å løse ut skred i fokksnøen. Særlig utsatt er nordvendte leheng. Men, med relativt milde temperaturer stabiliserer fokksnøen seg sannsynligvis raskt.

I lavere høyder, der nedbøren kommer som regn, vil det være såpass lite og gjennomfuktet snø igjen at regnet ikke vil påvirke eventuell snø i særlig grad.
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