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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 05.05.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Tuesday 4. May 2021

Snøoverflaten består av noen cm nysnø på hard skare. Stedvis finnes lommer med mer fokksnø, hovedsakelig i leheng mot vest. Under dette består snøoverflaten for det meste av smelteomvandlet og hard snø etter mildvær med påfølgende gjenfrysing.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. May 2021

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the east during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 5. May 2021

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -4 °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

Det kan være lett for en skiløper å løse ut middels store skred. Vind og påfyll av litt nysnø fører til at fokksnøflak i leheng øker i størrelse. Skred kan løsne innad i nysnøen eller skli på skaren.

Der snøoverflaten mykes opp utover dagen, pga høyere temperaturer eller gløtt av sol, kan det løsne enkelte våte løssnøskred.



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