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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 06.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Small skier triggered wet avalanches possible in steep slopes..Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks. Keep distance to cornices.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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 5. May 2022

Snødekket består i stor grad av smelteomvandlet snø etter en lengre periode med mye sol og høye temperaturer. I nordlig sektor, høyt til fjells, er snødekket fremdeles vinterlig men også her preget av varme i overflaten. Det ligger mest snø i øst- og nordvendt terreng, men bare flekkvis under skoggrensen. Snømengden øker vestover i regionen.

Det har tidligere vært observert kantkorn rundt skarelag. De aller fleste steder er kantkornene nå smelteomdannet eller ligger under tykke bærende lag av smelteomvandlet snø. Kantkorn vurderes til ikke å være et skredproblem per dags dato.

Mountain weather

Thursday 5. May 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -1 °C to 6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 6. May 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. 0 °C to 9 °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

Mildt vær helt opp i høyfjellet og litt nedbør, i hovedsak som regn, gir et fuktig snødekke. Muligheten for våte skred øker.

Det er en mulighet for at enkelte glideskred kan løsne av seg selv.
Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.

Hold god avstand til skavler.

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