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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 03.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Tuesday 2. April 2024

Natt til søndag har det kommet 10-20 cm nysnø. Under ca 1000 moh har det kommet som regn. Nedbøren har kommet med lite vind og ligger antagelig jevnt over terrenget. Under nysnøen ligger det ellers en del fokksnø i vestvendte heng.

Det finnes flere islag nede i snødekket med kantkorn under.

Søndag er det observert snøskred ned i rennene på Gaustadtoppen som har vært personutløst av to skikjørere. Søndag utløste en skikjører et flakskred i nordøst vendt heng i nærheten av Kistenuten i Vinje.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 2. April 2024

No precipitation. Strong breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -7 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 3. April 2024

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -10 °C to 0 °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

Enkelte steder kan det være lett å løse ut skred i fokksnøen fra tirsdag.

Det har tidligere vært observert svake lag av kantkorn og rim nede i snødekket. Observasjoner i det siste, viser at lagene ikke er kritiske.
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