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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 26.05.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Rain and heat give increased danger of wet avalanches, mainly first part of the day. Glide avalanches are possible.

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)

Wednesday 25. May 2022

Det er lite snø i store deler av regionen. Lengst vest ved Haukeli er det mer sammenhengende skiføre i fjellet. Snødekket består i stor grad av smelteomvandlet snø.

Mandag ble det meldt om et stort glideskred ved Valle i NØ fjellside.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 25. May 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. 2 °C to 9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 26. May 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from west. 0 °C to 8 °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

Varme og litt regn vil svekke bindinger i snødekket og kunne gi våte skred i bratte fjellsider. Synkende temperatur utover dagen vil gi overgang til snø over 1000-1200 moh.
Vær oppmerksom på skavlbrudd og glideskred.
Glideskred er uforutsigbare og kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
Det ventes kun skredfare vest i regionen der det ligger mest snø.
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