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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 16.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions. Be cautious in steep terrain, storm slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Wednesday 15. December 2021

Nedbør og vind har preget regionen siste døgn. Mildvær har gått opp til ca 1300-1400moh. Under mildværsgrensen er snødekket påvirket av smelteprosesser. I høyfjellet har nysnø og vind lagt opp ferske fokksnøflak i lesider mot N til Ø, vesentlig vest i regionen der det har kommet mest nedbør.
Det gamle snødekket virket å være lite aktivt. Under skoggrensen var det stort sett løssnø. Høyere opp lå løssnøen på et hardere, stabilt lag med enkelte lommer av fokksnø.

Det er ikke observert svake lag i snødekket.

Haukeliseter (1000Moh) har målt V kuling siste døgnet.
og nedbør siste døgn på 34mm. Lite nedbør øst i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 15. December 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. 0 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 16. December 2021

0-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the evening. Moderate gale from west, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °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

Fortsatt vil litt nysnø og vind gi ustabile nysnøflak, vesentlig vest i regionen. Roligere vær utover dagen gir gradvis stabilisering av fokksnøflakene.
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