Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 28/03/2015 12:30:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 28/03/2015 | Time: | 12:30 | Area: | Northern Cairngorms | Obs: | KG/AG |
| Grid: | 991032 | Alt: | 975m | Aspect: | 70° | Incline: | 270° |
| Location: | Fiacaill Sneachda | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | 3.8° | Wind Dir: | 70° | Wind Speed: | 35mph | Cloud | 90% |
| Precip Code: | 0 - None | Drift(Y/N): | N | Total Snow Depth: | 140cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 10cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | 2.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | -1° | Summit Wind Speed: | -1mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | wet snow instabilities observed on NW to N aspects at 1000m | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.5 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  |
 |
1.00 |  |
 |
|
| 11 |  |
|
0.50 | |
|
|
| 15 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
 |
|
| 18 | fail @ 18cm |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
| 20 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 55 | |
|
2.00 | |
|
|
| 70 | |
|
2.00 | |
|
