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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Wednesday 30.03.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow in western parts of the region. Wet avalanches can release were the snow pack is wet and soft. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Tuesday 29. March 2022

Snøoverflaten er preget av skare etter varme og gjenfrysing på natta. Over på mildværsgrensa, høyt til fjells, ligger noe fersk fokksnø i østvendt terreng. Snøfordelingen er ujevn, med mest snø i østvendt terreng. Snømengden øker vestover i regionen. Vindutsatte formasjoner har skare, hard fokksnø eller er avblåst.

Det finnes kantkornlag både høyt og dypt i snødekket. Mildvær og regn forrige uke har trolig nøytralisert svake lag høyt i snødekket og kantkorn vurderes ikke som aktuelt skredproblem for øyeblikket.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 29. March 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the north during renoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 30. March 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from north. -12 °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

Regionen har i hovedsak et stabilt snødekke. Til tross for forholdsvis lave temperaturer, kan sola løsne skred i bratt, solvendt terreng utover dagen. Selv små skred kan få store konsekvenser grunnet oppstikkende stein.

I leområder høyt til fjells lengst vest i regionen finnes tørr fokksnø som i hovedsak er stabil, men som kan påvirkes der flakene er tynne og myke.
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