Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 02/05/2015 11:45:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
Date: |
02/05/2015 |
Time: |
11:45 |
Area: |
Northern Cairngorms |
Obs: |
KG |
Grid: |
002048 |
Alt: |
1020m |
Aspect: |
300° |
Incline: |
28° |
Location: |
Coronation wall |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
Air Temp: |
-1.0° |
Wind Dir: |
120° |
Wind Speed: |
15mph |
Cloud |
100% |
Precip Code: |
4 - Light Showers |
Drift(Y/N): |
Y |
Total Snow Depth: |
60cm |
Foot Pen: |
45cm |
Ski Pen: |
4cm |
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: |
Considerable - |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Avalanche Code: |
3013 |
Comments: |
3 avalanches on the headwall around midday. 2 triggered, one unknown. Shooting cracks underfoot at pit site |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.1 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
8 |
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0.50 |
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14 |
easy fail @ 9cm |
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1.00 |
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17 |
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1.00 |
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30 |
fail @ 24cm |
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1.00 |
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48 |
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1.00 |
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60 |
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1.00 |
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Depth |
Temp |
0 |
-1.0 |
10 |
-2.1 |
20 |
-1.5 |
30 |
-0.5 |
40 |
0.0 |
50 |
0.0 |
Temperature °C |
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Hand Hardness Data |