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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 21.03.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
High temperature and rain elevate the danger of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Wednesday 20. March 2019

Sist helg kom det mykje snø i kombinasjon med vind frå aust. Denne snøen ligg no som fokksnø av ulik hardheit i leområder. I forsenkningar og skjerma områder ligg det lausare og mjukare snø.
Under fokksnølaget ligg gammal, hard og bærande snødekke som har vore igjennom fleire runder med smelting og tilfrysing.

Mandag er det observert eit personutløyst skred på Gaustatoppen. Ikkje personskade.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 20. March 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from west. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 21. March 2019

7 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -3 °C to 5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Litt nysnø og kraftig vind vil legge opp ferske fokksnøflak i leområder over mildværsgrensa. Desse flaka kan løysast ut av skiløpar medan dei er ferske, men det er gunstige temperaturar for stabilisering. Under mildværsgrensa kan snødekket bli kortvarig svekka av regn og varme, og det kan gi våte skred.
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