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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 09.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with fresh wind deposited snow, else stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

New 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

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)

Wednesday 8. May 2019

Snøgrensen ligger nå på 1000 moh. Snødekkket er gjennomfrosset med stedvis noe vindtransportert snø på toppen. Snømengdene minket betydelig forrige uke, og det er nå sammenhengende skiføre over ca 1100 moh. Mest snø er det i fjellsider mot nord til øst.

Det er ikke observert relevante svake lag i regionen siste tiden.

Det har vært frost over ca 1000 moh siste døgnet i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from west, changing to breeze from the east during the evening. -8 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9. May 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 21 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from east. -3 °C to 1 °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

I fjellsider vendt mot V til N vil vind og nysnø gjøre at det bygger seg opp ferske fokksnøflak. Det er ikke relevante svake lag i regionen.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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