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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 28.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind will give windslabs in lee areas. Most unstable the first part of the day.

Avalanche problems

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 27. December 2023

Svært variert snødekke i regionen. Særlig øst i regionen er det lite snø med mye terreng og stein synlig mellom områder med snø. I vest er det generelt mer snø.
På søndag kom det ca. 10 cm nysnø, mer vest i regionen, og mandag økende vind fra nordvest.

Bærende skarelag fra 16.12. Kantkorn og beger under dette er ikke noe aktivt problem pr nå.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. December 2023

8-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -13 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 28. December 2023

8-12 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Faren for å løse ut skred vil være størst første del av dagen. Natt til torsdag vil kraftig vind fra sørøst kunne danne ferske flak i nord og vest-vendte leheng.

Det har vært lite løssnø for vinden å flytte på slik at det forventes at det kun er få plasser det kan ha dannet seg middels store fokksnøflak.
Mest utsatt er vest i regionen.
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