Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 03.01.2020
Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger
Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions in the alpine. Be careful of recently loaded storm slabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.
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)
Thursday 2. January 2020
Mildvær sist helg med påfølgende lavere temperatur har gitt skare mange steder opptil ca 1000-1100 moh. Høyere til fjells har nedbøren kommet som snø. Torsdagens vindøkning fra sørvest forventes å ha flyttet noe snø inn i nordøstvendte heng i de høyereliggende områdene hvor det finnes løssnø i overflaten.
Onsdag ble det observert et mindre snøskred i sørvendt fjellside ved Tinn.
Mountain weather
Thursday 2. January 2020
0-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.
Friday 3. January 2020
15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west. -6 °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
Vind og nysnø vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i høyden, hovedsaklig i østvendte heng. Over mildværsgrensen kan et svakt lag med nedsnødd rim være mulig å påvirke der snødekket er tynt/mykt.
We provide daily avalanche forecast in the period between 1st of December until 31st of May. Please remember that the forecast is intended as an aid and not the absolute truth.