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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Monday 27.05.2019

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)

Sunday 26. May 2019

Det er lite snø igjen i regionen og man må stort sett over 1300 moh for å finne sammenhengende skiføre. Mest snø lengst vest i regionen.
Snødekket består nå i hovedsak av isoterm smelteomvandlet snø og er stabilt.

Natt til søndag 26.05 ble det målt -6 grader på 1804 moh ved Gaustatoppen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 26. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -1 °C to 9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 27. May 2019

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northwest. -1 °C to 6 °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 er lite snø igjen i regionen og det gjenværende snødekket tåler både regn og varme godt. Det er smelteomvandlet og har ingen ugunstig lagdeling. Små våte løssnøskred kan løsne i enkelte bratte fjellsider dersom det er tilstrekkelig varmt eller ved solinnstråling. Sannsynligheten er imidlertid liten og utbredelsen av skredproblemet er begrenset.
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