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Figure A8 and Table 12: Avalanche weather and paths in Bolungavík, N-Vestfirðir. – Yfirlit yfir snjóflóð, rým-
ingarsvæði og snjóflóðaveður í Bolungarvík.
Evacuation areas Avalanche weather and wind directions for snow-
drift accumulation
Avalanche paths and notification
Snowdrift accumulation in winds from NW-NE
Gilin Possibly accumulation from the mountain top in
winds from N-NW. Small fetch.
Usually erosion from the mountainside in winds
from NE. Shallow gullies, not much potential ac-
cumulation. The snow accumulates in Bollagil in
winds from NW from the mountain top. Evacuation
levels 1-3.
Ufsir In winds from N-NW snow is transported from the
edge of the mountain to the mountainside. No fetch.
An intense snowfall in calm weather or breeze from
NW-NE. Snow eroded in winds from NE.
An open mountainside. A small shelf along parts of
the hillside. Evacuation levels 1-3.
Ernir (Horse stalls) Snow accumulation from the mountain above in
winds from NW, which is not common. Snowdrift
can accumulate in the gully from the side in winds
from NE.
The avalanche path is in two uphill gullies merging
farther downhill into a well defined gully. Evacua-
tion levels 1 and 3.
“Sheep-houses and
fishrails at Minni-Hlíð”
The responsibility of the civil guard.
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