Sunday, April 5, 2015

Considerable avalanche danger in the north and west – Bergens Tidende

Avalanche Alerts Odd Arne Mikkelsen NVE says that Sunday is the danger level 3 Nordvestlandet Lofoten, Vesterålen, Lyngen Alps and Balsfjord. It is the second highest danger level on the scale.

– It’s challenging conditions in the mountains. As skier can trigger landslides, and you must know what you are doing, says Mikkelsen said.

From Sunday of the entire Northern Norway have the danger level 3, he informs. It is due to the new weather system coming in during Sunday evening, with rain and wind.

There will still be considerable avalanche danger Nordvestlandet out Easter, while elsewhere in southern Norway is reported calm weather and hazard level 2 .

Mikkelsen encourage people who live in the mountains to follow the avalanche warning service varsom.no.

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