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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 25.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. A persistent weak layer can be present underneath fresh wind deposited snow in isolated features.

Avalanche problems

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 near surface

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)

Wednesday 24. January 2024

Det har kommet mye nysnø søndag til tirsdag/onsdag med sterk vind, men fra skiftende retning. Det var plussgrader opp til ca. 1000 moh på mandag.

Rundt et skarelag dannet av mildvær 16/17. desember er det observert kantkorn.
Det kan også enkelte steder finnes kantkorn høyere i snødeket, dannet i det kalde været fra nyttår og utover.

Onsdag gikk det flere små våte løssnøskred. Tirsdag gikk et naturlig utløst str.3 skred i østvendt heng i Vinje. Det ble utløst et tørt flakskred på kantkorn i et testheng ved Gaustablikk søndag.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 24. January 2024

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 25. January 2024

No precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -9 °C to -1 °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 finnes det vedvarende svakt lag under fokksnøen som hindrer stabilisering, og kan føre til at skred kan bli store. Det har vært skiftende vindretning de siste dagene, så flak kan finnes i ulike himmelretninger. Trolig størst flak i østvendte leheng.

I tillegg kan det dannes ferske ustabile fokksnøflak i sørøst-vendte leheng, der det finnes løssnø tilgjengelig.
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