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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Saturday 18.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

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)

Friday 17. February 2023

Torsdag ligg det turr laussnø i skogen ved Notodden. Fredag fram til kl 14 har det kome 8-10 mm nedbør på dei fleste målestasjonar i regionen.

Det finst svakt lag av kantkorn ved bakken. Dette laget har blitt fukta og er mest truleg på veg til å bil smelteomdanna.

Aust i regionen vert det meldt om mykje laussnø og bra skiføre i skogen.

Mountain weather

Friday 17. February 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from south, changing to strong gale from the northwest during the evening. -5 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 18. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest. -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

Snø og vind fredag kveld har blåst fersk fokksnø inn i dei områda som ligg i le for vinden. Det er framleis sterk vind laurdag, men mest truleg lite snø igjen som kan flyttast av vind.
Mest utsatt er Haukelifjell.

Det finst svakt lag av kantkorn ved bakken, men dette laget er vanskeleg å påverke.
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