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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 20.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Wednesday 19. January 2022

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen med mye oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon. I østvendte leområder i høyfjellet finnes fokksnø, ellers er snødekket preget av skare.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 19. January 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 20. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -11 °C to -6 °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

Fersk fokksnø i leområder trenger tid til stabilisering og det vil fremdeles være mulig å løse ut snøskred. Det gamle snødekket som består av skare anses som stabilt.
Oppstikkende stein kan føre til at selv mindre skred får store konsekvenser.
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