Snow Profile - Lochaber 06/02/2016 11:30:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 06/02/2016 | Time: | 11:30 | Area: | Lochaber | Obs: | BM |
| Grid: | 167720 | Alt: | 740m | Aspect: | 290° | Incline: | 27° |
| Location: | Ben Nevis: near CIC hut. | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | 0.1° | Wind Dir: | 70° | Wind Speed: | 10mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 6 - Snow Showers | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 70cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 20cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -3.1° | Summit Wind Dir: | 200° | Summit Wind Speed: | 40mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 4400 |
| Comments: | Easy shear at 27cm with other moderate weaknesses. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.5 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  |
 |
0.50 |  |
 |
|
| 28 | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
|
| 29 |  |
 |
2.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 40 |  |
|
2.00 | |
|
|
| 42 | |
|
3.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 64 | |
|
1.00 | |
|
|
| 70 | |
|
2.00 | |
|
