The warnings are valid in both areas until 6 p.m. Saturday.
"Avoid steep terrain and areas below steep slopes," the site states regarding the Vindelfjällen mountains. For the southern Lapland mountains it warns that large avalanches can be triggered by skiers and snowmobilers, which is why you should "avoid slopes steeper than 25 degrees and keep a good margin to steep mountain sides, even when traveling below them."
Significant avalanche danger means dangerous conditions and corresponds to a three on the five-point scale.
In addition, there is a moderate avalanche danger – a two on the five-point scale – in Abisko/Riksgränsfjällen, Kebnekaisfjällen, southern Jämtlandfjällen and western Härjedalsfjällen.
Avalanche danger is divided into a five-point scale:
1. Low danger. Conditions are generally safe. Snow may be unstable in isolated places. Avalanches unlikely.
2. Moderate danger. Hazardous conditions in parts of the terrain. It is possible for people to trigger avalanches, but spontaneous avalanches are unlikely.
3. Significant hazard. Hazardous conditions. Human-triggered avalanches are likely and spontaneous avalanches are possible.
4. High danger. Very dangerous conditions. Very likely to have spontaneous avalanches and people triggering avalanches.
5. Very high danger. Human-triggered and spontaneous avalanches are certain to occur.
Source: Avalanche Forecasts.se
