Avalanche bulletin - Northern Westfjords 
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Thu Dec 07
Moderate danger -
Fri Dec 08
Moderate danger -
Sat Dec 09
Moderate danger
New snow fell on Tuesday in mild winds and some instability could be present in the snowpack. Small loose avalanches have been falling in the mountains. Snow also fell on Sunday in NE-winds where wind-slabs could have formed.
Avalanche problems in the area
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New snow from Tuesday could be unstable.
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Snow could have drifted high in the mountains after the snowfall in NE winds on Sunday.
Snow layers and snow cover
Snow melted last weekend in warm temperatures but some new snow fell this week. Some snowfall occured on Sunday in NA-winds that was detected on snowdepth meters. This could have resulted in wind-slabs forming in southwestern sides of the mountains. Early on Tuesday, 10-15 cm of new snow fell in mild E-winds. This new snow can somewhere be up to knee deep in the mountains and instability could be present in gullies and depressions. Freezing temperatures with no precipitation in the next days.
Recent avalanches
Many small loose avalanches have been seen close to Bolungarvík in Mærðarhorn, Hádegisfjall and Heiðnafjall in western facing hills.
Weather forecast
Eastern winds and no precipitation in the next days. No wind on Friday. Temperatures ranging from -4 to -7 but colder up in the mountains.
