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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Friday 04.02.2022

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)

Thursday 3. February 2022

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen, men noe mer i de vestligste områdene. Det ligger ferske fokksnøflak med varierende størrelse og hardhet i fjellet, særlig i fjellsider vendt mot øst til sør etter den sterke vinden helgen som var. Oppå dette har det kommet nysnø denne uka som i varierende grad er vindpåvirket.

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

Onsdag ble det meldt om skytende sprekker og moderat snøfokk på 1100 moh like ved Hovden. Det ble også meldt om lett snøfokk i Raulandsområdet.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. February 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Calm/light breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the south during renoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 4. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Friday night. Strong breeze from southwest. -8 °C to 0 °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

Fortsatt vil skredproblemet være knyttet til ferske fokksnøflak, hovedsaklig mot nordøst.
Skredfaren er størst vest i regionen, der det ligger mest snø.
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