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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 22.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Warm weather and rain give possibility of small wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

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)

Tuesday 21. May 2019

Det er lite snø igjen i regionen og man må stort sett over 1100-1300 moh for å finne sammenhengende skiføre.
Hele snødekket består nå i hovedsak av isotermt smelteomvandlet snø og er stabilt.

Siste tiden har det vært plussgrader hele døgnet helt til topps i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. May 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from east. 6 °C to 15 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 22. May 2019

21 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southeast. 8 °C to 13 °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

Varme og mye regn til topps gir vått snødekke og snøsmelting. Der det kommer mest nedbør og det er snø, kan det gå enkelte middels store våte løssnø- eller glideskred.
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