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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 19.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh windloaded snow. Avoid lee areas where a persistent weak layer can be hidden in the snow pack. Avalanches are triggered most easily where the snow pack is thin, typically close to ridges and on convex formations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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)

Wednesday 18. December 2019

Det finst laussnø tilgjengeleg for vindtransport i overflata. Over omlag 1000 moh er den gamle snøen vindpåverka og ujamnt fordelt. Det ligg mykje fokksnø av varierande hardheit i leområder. I skogen er snøen laus.

Det har tidlegare vore observert svakt lag av kantkorn i snødekket og ved bakken.

Måndag vart det observert drønn i snødekket på Haukelifjell.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 18. December 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from west. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Thursday 19. December 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -2 °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

Nedbør og vind vil føre til pålagring av fersk fokksnø i leheng. Mest utsatt område er Haukelifjell

Ved bakken finst det vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn som kan påverkast der snødekket er mjukt eller tynt. Observerte drønn i snødekket tyder på at det i enkelte områder kan vere mogeleg for ein enkelt skiløpar å løyse ut skred på vedvarande svakt lag, men stort sett forventast det at desse ligg så djupt at det skal stor tilleggslast til for å påverke dei.
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