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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 27.05.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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 26. May 2021

Snødekket er stort sett smelteomvandla utan lagdelingar. Unntaket er nokre observerte islag i snøen. Det byrjar å bli lite snø og det er få områder igjen med skiføre i regionen. I sørvendte fjellsider under 1100 moh er det lite snø igjen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. May 2021

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northeast. 1 °C to 6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 27. May 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the north during renoon. 1 °C to 11 °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

I dei høgaste fjellområda (særleg Gaustatoppen) har det kome noko snø onsdag. Her er det forventa at det vil gå naturleg utløyste skred når temperaturen aukar. Lågare i terrenget kan det framleis gå enkelte våte skred pga. regnet som har kome dei siste dagane og opphoping av vatn i snødekket.
Ver merksam på at det også kan løysne glideskred i områder der det ligg snø på bratte svaberg.
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