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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Telemark Sunday 31.12.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Higher avalanche danger due to increase in wind. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Saturday 30. December 2023

De siste dagene har det kommet en del nysnø men det har vært lite vind. Det er fremdeles lite snø i terrenget.
Det gamle snødekket er hardt vindpåvirket etter svært kraftig vind fra sørøst natt til torsdag.

Bærende skarelag fra 16.12. Kantkorn og beger under dette er ikke noe aktivt problem pr nå, men må følges med på.

Fredag er det observert drønn i snøen nær Rjukan og i Valle.
Fredag ble det mål 18 cm nysnø i Valle.

Mountain weather

Saturday 30. December 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 31. December 2023

9 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the east during the afternoon. -13 °C to -6 °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

Sterk vind vil flytte snø inn i vestvendte heng. Vær oppmerksom der det ligger ferske fokksnøflak. Disse kan være lette å løse ut i noen bratte heng.
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