Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 18/04/2015 11:00:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: |
18/04/2015 |
Time: |
11:00 |
Area: |
Northern Cairngorms |
Obs: |
KG/MD/ND |
| Grid: |
016033 |
Alt: |
850m |
Aspect: |
90° |
Incline: |
35° |
| Location: |
The Saddle |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: |
7.3° |
Wind Dir: |
20° |
Wind Speed: |
5mph |
Cloud |
20% |
| Precip Code: |
0 - None |
Drift(Y/N): |
N |
Total Snow Depth: |
80cm |
| Foot Pen: |
15cm |
Ski Pen: |
N/A |
Rain at 900(Y/N): |
N |
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: |
-1.0° |
Summit Wind Dir: |
-1° |
Summit Wind Speed: |
-1mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: |
Low |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Low |
Avalanche Code: |
0 |
| Comments: |
Size 3 full depth natural slab avalanche near pit site possibly happened the day before (17th April) |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.0 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
| 8 |
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2.00 |
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| 28 |
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2.00 |
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| 43 |
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1.00 |
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| 80 |
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2.00 |
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| Depth |
Temp |
| 0 |
0.0 |
| 10 |
0.0 |
| 20 |
0.0 |
| 30 |
0.0 |
| 40 |
0.0 |
| 50 |
0.0 |
| 60 |
0.0 |
| 70 |
0.0 |
| 80 |
0.0 |
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| Hand Hardness Data |
