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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Monday 01.01.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Considerable avalanche danger due to wind and snowfall. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Sunday 31. December 2023

De siste dagene har det kommet 10-30 cm nysnø, men det har vært lite vind. Det er fremdeles lite snø i terrenget.
Det gamle snødekket er hardt vindpåvirket etter svært kraftig vind fra sørøst natt til torsdag.

Bærende skarelag fra 16.12. Kantkorn og beger under dette er ikke noe aktivt problem pr nå, men må følges med på.

Fredag er det observert drønn i snøen nær Rjukan og i Valle.

Mountain weather

Sunday 31. December 2023

9 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the east during the afternoon. -13 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 1. January 2024

9 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from east. -12 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Vind og nysnø i fjellet vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i heng som vender mot vest. Det vil være lett for en skiløper å løse ut skred og noen skred kan også eventuelt løsne naturlig.

Mest utsatt er de sørlige deler av regionen som får mest nysnø og der det ligger mest løs snø i terrenget.
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