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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 15.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases when the wind picks up. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Tuesday 14. January 2020

Snøoverflaten består av vindpåvirket snø av ulik hardhet. Under skoggrensa og i leområder er det mye løs snø. Det gamle snødekket er kompakt og generelt preget av mye vind og nedbør som både regn og snø, samt store svingninger i temperatur. Det ligger mest snø i østvendt terreng. Vestvendt og utsatt terreng har mindre snø og er noen steder avblåst.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 14. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 15. January 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -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

Vinden øker igjen med ny nedbør. Dette medfører ytterligere pålagring av vindtransportert snø til leområder som nå finnes mange steder i terrenget. Det oppfordres til konservative veivalg med god sikkerhetsmargin til skredterreng. Skredfaren ventes å være størst lengst vest i regionen.
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