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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 20.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Avalanches can release naturally were it rains. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 19. May 2022

Snødekket består i stor grad av smelteomvandlet snø. I nordlig sektor høyt til fjells, kan snødekket fremdeles ha et vinterlig preg. Øst i regionen er snømengden varierende med flere snøfrie områder. Snømengden øker vestover i regionen hvor det er mer sammenhengende skiføre i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Thursday 19. May 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. 4 °C to 13 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 20. May 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast. 1 °C to 16 °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

Mildvær fører til en våt snøoverflate utover dagen, slik at det er lett for skikjørere å løse ut enkelte våte løssnøskred.

Faregraden øker til 2 - moderat utover dagen og det kan løsne skred av seg selv der det regner. I høyfjellet vil nysnø binde seg godt til underliggende snøoverflate.

Vær forsiktig i nærheten av skavler og under fjellsider med glidesprekker.
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