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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 27.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally thin snow cover, but be careful in areas with wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain.

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).

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 26. January 2022

Det er generelt lite snø for årstiden. Snødekket er preget av skare og lommer av fokksnø. Det er mye oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon. I høyfjellet finnes fokksnø og sammenhengende skiføre i østvendte leformasjoner.

Ved Bossnuten i Tinn kommune ble det 22. jan observert kantkorn i bunnen av snødekket. Det er sannsynlig at kantkorn finnes i snødekket også i andre deler av regionen, men det regnes ikke som et aktivt skredproblem per dags dato.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. January 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from west. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 27. January 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Thursday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the northwest during renoon. -5 °C to 2 °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

Skredproblemene i regionen er begrenset til formasjoner hvor det legger seg opp ferske fokksnøflak. Første del av dagen gjelder dette nordøstvendte heng, mens det utover dagen vil samle seg mest snø i heng mot sørøst. Store deler av terrenget i regionen har fremdeles for tynt snødekke til å ha særlig skredfare.
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