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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Saturday 02.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Keep your distance to areas beneath glide cracks. Be especially careful in sun exposed steep slopes, danger increases with temperature during the day.

Avalanche problems

Glide avalanches

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Wet snow/melting near the ground

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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
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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)

Friday 1. May 2020

Snøoverflaten preges av siste døgns nysnø, og det har antakelig blitt dannet noen ferske fokksnøflak i nordvestlige heng siste døgn. Det er generelt mye snø i fjellet, og i østlige fjellsider er det store skavler.

Det er tidligere observert svake lag med kantkorn rundt skarelag nede i snødekket og ved bakken. For det meste ligger disse under bærende lag med fokksnø og skare.

Det har kommet fra 5 til 10 cm nysnø i regionen siste døgn. Fredag formiddag er det stort sett oppholdsvær. Glidesprekker er tidligere observert i regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. May 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the east during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 2. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from east, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 4 °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

Vær oppmerksom på sigesprekker i snødekket. Dette er et tydelig forvarsel på glideskred.

Rolig vær og gunstig temperatur gjør at fokksnøflakene fra tidligere i uka stort sett vil ha stabilisert seg.

I bratt terreng i lavereliggende deler av regionen kan mindre våte skred løsne av seg selv.
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