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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Monday 16.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable conditions due to wind slabs in lee areas. Persistent weak layers may also be triggered where the snow cover is thin.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Sunday 15. January 2023

Det ligger fokksnøflak med varierende hardhet i terrenget etter perioder med vind og nedbør siste dagene. Siste døgnet er det målt 2-10 mm nedbør i regionen.
Det ligger mye tørr løssnø på skjermede plasser.

Det finnes svake lag av kantkorn rundt skarelag og ved bakken. De siste par dagene er det meldt om drønn i snødekket rundt Rauland og Rjukan. Observasjon fra Gaustadblikk lørdag tyder på at det svake laget lokalt kan være aktivt.

Søndag morgen ble det meldt om 20-35 cm nysnø ved Rjukan og Valle i Setesdal.

Mountain weather

Sunday 15. January 2023

5-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Sunday night. Breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 16. January 2023

1-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -12 °C to -3 °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

Det ligger ferske fokksnøflak i flere himmelretninger etter skiftende vindretninger siste dagene, men de ferskeste flakene ligger nok i fjellsider vendt mot Ø.

Vær oppmerksom på vedvarende svakt lag med kantkorn ved bakken som det kan være mulig å påvirke der snødekket er tynt/mykt.
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