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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Tuesday 16.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. The avalanche problem is more present in eastern parts of the region.

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
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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 15. January 2024

Sist snøfall i regionen var 5. januar. Deretter var det streng kulde og vind. Det har vore vind frå fleire forskjellege retningar. Det meste av snøen over skoggrensa er difor vindpåverka. Men under tregrensa kan ein framleis finn laussnø. Det er mindre snø enn normalt for årstida i nordlege og vestlege områder.

Rundt eit skarelag danna av mildvêr 16. desember er det observert kantkorn.

Laurdag gjekk det eit middels stort skred i fersk vindtransportert snø i austvendt terreng i Hjartdal.

Mountain weather

Monday 15. January 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -23 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 16. January 2024

3-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southwest. -19 °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

Det kan framleis vere mogeleg å løyse ut skred i fokksnø sjølv om denne stabilserar seg meir og meir. Det kjem litt nysnø, men ikkje nok til at skredfaren aukar noko vesentleg. Fokksnøproblemet er truleg størst i austlege delar av regionen, og aller størst rundt skoggrensa og i leområder som ligg skjerma for den sterkaste vinden.
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