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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Tuesday 25.04.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions in the alpine. Be careful of recently loaded storm slabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

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

Persistent weak layer (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 faceted snow beneath a crust
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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 24. April 2023

Søndag ble snøoverflaten regnpåvirket høyt til fjells, men det er ventet gradvis synkende snøgrense mandag og tirsdag.

Det er observert kantkorn rundt skarelag i snøpakka, seinest i Rauland på søndag. Mildvær og regn kan påvirke dette laget slik at det går til brudd uten annen tilleggsbelastning, men med lavere temperaturer forventes det nå liten aktivitet i forbindelse med dette laget.

Det finnes også kantkorn ved bakken.

Søndag ettermiddag ble det meldt om mye vann i snøen i Rauland.

Mountain weather

Monday 24. April 2023

14-16 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the north during the afternoon. -1 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 25. April 2023

2 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from northwest. -5 °C to 1 °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

I høyfjellet kan vind og nysnø danne noen nysnøflak som kan være lette å løse ut. Det kommer mest nedbør øst i regionen (Tinn), og her kan det dannes flak som kan gi middels store skred. Lenger vest i regionen bli flakene så små at det kun kan gå små skred.

Større flakskred kan fortsatt løses ut noen få steder, men med lavere temperaturer vil snøpakka bli vanskeligere å påvirke.
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