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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Sunday 30.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Saturday 29. January 2022

Lørdag har mye nedbør og sterk vind preget varslingsregionen. Under ca 1300moh har det regnet på snødekket før det ble omslag til snø.
I høyfjellet har det siste snøfallet enkelte steder falt på gammelt skarelag.

Tidligere i vinter er det funnet kantkorn ved bunnen av snødekket, men det er nå lite aktivt.

Mountain weather

Saturday 29. January 2022

21 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Moderate gale from west, changing to strong gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 30. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Gale from northwest, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -2 °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

Sterk vind og nysnø tidlig på dagen vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i fjellsider vendt mot øst til sør, men med roligere vær utover dagen vil pålagringen på snødekket avta og skredfaren avtar. Skredproblemet gjelder først og fremst dårlige bindinger i ferske fokksnøflak.

Skredfaren vurderes å være størst i vestlige deler av regionen der det har kommet mest snø.
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