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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 05.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but wind slabs can be present in isolated features.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab 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)

Buried weak layer of new snow
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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 4. December 2018

Det ligg litt tørr laussnø i overflata. Dei siste dagane har det kome 10-20 cm nysnø. I høgfjellet kan denne enkelte stedar vere vindpåvirket og ha lagt opp mjuke flak. Før nysnøen kom var det lite snø i fjella, og den som låg der var hard og smelteomvandla. Det gamle smelteomvandla snødekket vert rekna som stabilt.

Kuldeperioden i november danna overflaterim. Det er usikkert om det finst noko igjen av denne rimen under nysnøen

Tysdag vert det observert lett snøfokk i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -12 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 5. December 2018

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -13 °C to -5 °C at 1400 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

I enkelte områder i dei høgaste fjellområda finst det nok laussnø til at vinden tysdag danna ferske fokksnøflak.
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