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 |
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1.00 |
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13 |
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1.00 |
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15 |
Very easy shear |
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2.00 |
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16 |
Thin MF crust |
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0.00 |
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N/A |
26 |
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3.00 |
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34 |
Softer MF crust |
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0.00 |
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N/A |
60 |
Not to ground |
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3.00 |
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Depth |
Temp |
0 |
0.0 |
10 |
-0.6 |
20 |
-0.7 |
30 |
-0.2 |
40 |
-0.1 |
50 |
0.0 |
60 |
0.0 |
Temperature °C |
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Hand Hardness Data |