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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Saturday 21.05.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Rain may cause naturally triggered avalanches. Avoid areas beneath cornices.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Friday 20. 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

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.

Saturday 21. May 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast. 1 °C to 10 °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

Der nedbør kommer som regn forventes det noen naturlig utløste våte snøskred. På de høyeste fjelltoppene ventes nysnø å binde seg godt til underliggende snø.
Skavler vil svekkes av regn og kan brekke.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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