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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 17.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stabile conditions. Be aware in sun-exposed aspects for natural triggered avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

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)

Thursday 16. May 2019

Det kom litt snø høyt til fjells i forrige uke, og etter dette har det vært opphold og gradvis varmere i lufta. Under ca. 1300 moh er snødekket i stor grad smelteomdanna. Mot de høyeste fjelltoppene er snøen fuktig/kram.

Torsdag formiddag var det klarvær og 7 °C i lufta på Honnegrasnuten (1340 moh) i Vinje. Det var ikke nattefrost der natt til onsdag.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. May 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from east. 1 °C to 12 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Friday 17. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the east during the afternoon. 2 °C to 13 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Det minker med snø i regionen, og forholdene er generelt stabile. Sol og fortsatt varm luft gjør at bindinger i de øverste snølagene kan være svekket. I høydenivåer hvor det har vært varmt i flere dager, vil snøen i hovedsak være stabil.
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