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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 12.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Solar radiation give increased danger of wet avalanches. Risk of wind-deposited snow above 1200 masl.

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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow
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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)

Wednesday 11. May 2022

Snødekket består i stor grad av smelteomvandlet snø etter en lengre periode med mye sol og høye temperaturer. Siste dager har det kommet nysnø i høyfjellet. I nordlig sektor høyt til fjells, kan snødekket fremdeles være vinterlig. Øst i regionen er snømengden skiftende med flere bare områder. Snømengden øker vestover i regionen hvor det er mer sammenhengende skiføre i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 11. May 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. 0 °C to 6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 12. May 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -1 °C to 7 °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

I høyfjellet kan det finnes fokksnøflak i lesider. Her kan det være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut skred i den ferske fokksnøen.
Der nysnø blir utsatt for soloppvarming, kan det gå enkelte små løssnøskred.
Under mildværsgrensen kan varme svekke snødekket, men snødekket har vært gjennom oppvarming tidligere og forventes generelt å tåle dette bra. Vær oppmerksom på glidesprekker og fare for skavlbrudd.
Det er størst skredfare vest i regionen der det ligger mest snø.
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