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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Monday 24.01.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially in western parts of the region where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Sunday 23. January 2022

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen med mye oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon. I østvendte leområder i høyfjellet finnes fokksnø og sammenhengende skiføre, ellers er snødekket preget av skare.

Ved Bossnuten i Tinn kommune ble det 22.01 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 aktivt skredproblem per dags dato.

På Hovden og ved Haukeliseter var det +1 grad på søndag morgen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 23. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 24. January 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -3 °C to 2 °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

Mindre fokksnøansamlinger kan dannes lengst vest i regionen, men mildværet fortsetter å ha en generell stabiliserende effekt på snødekket. Skredproblemene er tilstede i formasjoner hvor det finnes sammenhengende skiføre. Det kreves i hovedsak stor tilleggsbelastning for å løse ut snøskred.
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