Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 03/03/2015 12:25:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 03/03/2015 | Time: | 12:25 | Area: | Creag Meagaidh | Obs: | TR |
| Grid: | 461884 | Alt: | 620m | Aspect: | 95° | Incline: | 34° |
| Location: | NE ridge of Sron a Ghoire | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -1.0° | Wind Dir: | 230° | Wind Speed: | 20mph | Cloud | 90% |
| Precip Code: | 10 - Heavy Snow | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 80cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 80cm | Ski Pen: | 40cm | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -4.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 225° | Summit Wind Speed: | 40mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | High | Forecast aval. hazard: | High | Avalanche Code: | 9900 |
| Comments: | Heavy drifting above 450m. Spontaneous shear in snow pit backwall. Observations and access difficult. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.7 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  |
 |
3.00 |  |
 |
|
| 14 | Very easy shear |  |
|
3.00 |  |
|
| 40 | |
|
2.00 |  |
|
|
| 43 | Very easy shear | |
|
3.00 | |
|
| 61 | |
 |
1.00 | |
 |
|
| 74 | |
 |
1.00 | |
|
|
| 76 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 80 | Not to ground |  |
|
3.00 | |
|
