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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Thursday 10.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions, especially in western areas. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs. Be aware in eastwards leeslopes where large amounts of fresh snow is accumulated.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 9. February 2022

Det er generelt lite snø østover i regionen. I fjellet lengst i vest har det kommet ganske mye snø de siste ukene, så her er snømengden i ferd med å normalisere seg. Temperaturen har gått noe opp og ned i samme periode, som er positivt for stabilisering. Det ligger ferske fokksnøflak med varierende størrelse og hardhet i fjellet. Mest snø har samlet seg i øst-vendte leformasjoner.

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

Mountain weather

Wednesday 9. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Moderate gale from west. -6 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 10. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -3 °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

Der det har kommet nysnø siste døgn i kombinasjon med vind, vil det være fare for ferske ustabile flak i leheng. Disse vil kunne være lett å løse ut. Lengst øst i regionen er det ventet ubetydelige mengder nysnø og dermed liten fare for å danne ferske ustabile flak.
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