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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 09.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas in western parts of the region with fresh wind deposited snow. Naturally triggered avalanches may occur in sun exposed terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Thursday 8. April 2021

Snøpakken er generelt smelteomvandlet og gjennomfuktet etter flere runder med mildvær. Snøoverflaten er for det meste bærende med skare og smelteformer. I øst- og sørvendte leområder, spesielt vest og nord i regionen, finnes fersk fokksnø over skare. Høyt til fjells er det fortsatt områder med lagdelt vintersnø.

Enkelte steder høyt til fjells kan det finnes svake lag i snødekket. Det er lenge siden det er gjort observasjoner av dette. Sannsynligvis har skredproblemet svært begrenset utbredelse og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 8. April 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -12 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 9. April 2021

9 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -6 °C to -1 °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

Varslet vær vil føre til pålagring av ustabil fokksnø i østvendte leområder, særlig vest i regionen.

I fjellsider med direkte solinnstråling kan løssnøskred og skavler løsne av seg selv.

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