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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 31.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Not much snow and generally safe conditions. Smaller slabs of wind deposited snow can be triggered in isolated features.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Thursday 30. May 2019

Det er lite snø igjen i regionen og man må stort sett over 1300 moh for å finne sammenhengende skiføre. Mest snø lengst vest i regionen.
Snødekket består nå i hovedsak av isoterm smelteomvandlet snø og er stabilt.

Natt til torsdag 30.05 ble det målt -5 grader på 1804 moh ved Gaustatoppen.

Mountain weather

Thursday 30. May 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 31. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -3 °C to 8 °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

Vind fra vest vil føre til små ansamlinger av nysnøflak i østvendte leområder høyt til fjells. Små skred kan løsne der det har lagt seg opp mest snø. Det gamle snødekket tåler både regn og varme godt. Det er smelteomvandlet og har ingen ugunstig lagdeling.
Skredvarslingen for sesongen 2018/2019 avsluttes 31.05. Vi takker for nå og minner om varslingsstart for neste sesong 01.12.2019.
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