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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Tuesday 09.03.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here, or they can release when the temperature increases. At high altitudes, a persistent layer of facets are buried in the snowpack in isolated areas that may give big avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Monday 8. March 2021

I helgen har det blitt dannet enkelte flak med fokksnø, særlig i høyden. Der det ikke ligger fokksnø består snøoverflaten stort sett av skare. Under 1000 moh har snødekket tidligere vært gjennomfuktet.

I høyfjellet over ca. 1200 moh finnes det vedvarende svakt lag med kantkorn i snødekket, men dette ligger stort sett under hard skare.

Søndag meldes det om lett snøfokk som legger opp ferske flak med fokksnø i Raulandsområdet.

Mountain weather

Monday 8. March 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from west. -14 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 9. March 2021

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -10 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Rolige værforhold har gitt fokksnøflak fra helgen ytterligere med tid til å stabilisere seg, og er generelt vanskelig å løse ut. I høyfjellet er det fortsatt mulig å løse ut skred på vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn, men stort sett er overliggende snø hard og bærende og det skal mye til for å påvirke disse lagene. I bratte, solvendte heng kan solinnstråling svekke bindingene i snøen midt på dagen. Det er generelt stabile forhold i lavlandet.
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