Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 27/03/2015 11:30:00

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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details

Date: 27/03/2015 Time: 11:30 Area: Creag Meagaidh Obs: TR/AD
Grid: 427886 Alt: 920m Aspect: 94° Incline: 40°
Location: Just below summit of The Window

SAIS - Snow Profile Data

Air Temp: -1.0° Wind Dir: 270° Wind Speed: 30mph Cloud 100%
Precip Code: 6 - Snow Showers Drift(Y/N): Y Total Snow Depth: 60cm
Foot Pen: 20cm Ski Pen: N/A Rain at 900(Y/N): N

Summit Station Data

Summit Air Temp: -2.0° Summit Wind Dir: 250° Summit Wind Speed: 26mph

Avalanche Data

Observed aval. hazard: Considerable - Forecast aval. hazard: High Avalanche Code: 4400
Comments: Persistent drifting after a bright start. Long shooting cracks near pit site. Wintry. Observations difficult.

Profile Data

Max temp gradient: 0.6 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3

Depth Comments F F2 E R e
1 * * 1.00 * *
13 * * 1.00 * *
15 Very easy shear * * 2.00 * *
16 Thin MF crust * * 0.00 * N/A
26 * * 3.00 * *
34 Softer MF crust * * 0.00 * N/A
60 Not to ground * * 3.00 * *

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