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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Tuesday 11.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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)

Monday 10. January 2022

Snøoverflaten består i varierende grad av vindpåvirket snø med litt nysnø på toppen. Snømengdene varierer i terrenget, og på de mest vindutsatte stedene er det avblåst til skare.
Under ca. 1200 moh er det gamle snødekket i varierende grad påvirket av smelte-fryseprosesser og det finnes skarelag flere steder.
Det er generelt lite snø i regionen. Fortsatt oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon.

Det har vært flere observasjoner på kantkorn under

Søndag ble det observert skytende sprekker i Valle. Lørdag ble det observert drønn i snøen i Tinn.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. January 2022

2-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the south during the afternoon. -10 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -5 °C to 0 °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 og snø vil danne ferske fokksnøflak, hovedsaklig i heng mot nord og øst. Disse vil være lette å løse ut skred i. Vedvarende svake lag nedover i snøpakka er mulig å påvirke der snødekket er tynt.
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