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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Tuesday 03.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

New 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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Monday 2. March 2020

Vind i helgen ga ferske fokksnøflak flere steder. Siste døgnet har vinden vært noe roligere. Søndag ble det observert 20 cm tørr ubunden nysnø på Haukeli.
Mye vind og snø i vinter gjør at mange skavler har blitt store.
Gammelt snødekke er vurdert som stabilt.

Det finnes kantkorn rundt skarelag i snødekket, men utbredelsen er usikker. Tidligere observasjoner kan tyde på at det er mulig å påvirke dette der snødekket er tynt.

Mandag morgen ble det observert et lite skred over RV45 i bratt S fjellside.
Søndag ble det meldt om str. 2 skiløperutløst skred i sørlig fjellside i Rauland.

Det er observert 10-25 mm nedbør siste døgn.

Mountain weather

Monday 2. March 2020

3-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 3. March 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from east. -8 °C to -2 °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

Vind og nysnø vil gi ferske nysnøflak. Fokksnøen fra helgen stabiliserer seg, men hvis det går skred i denne kan de bli store. Det forventes at det skal stor tilleggsbelastning til for å løse ut skred i eldre fokksnø.
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