Snow Profile - Lochaber 29/04/2016 11:30:00

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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details

Date: 29/04/2016 Time: 11:30 Area: Lochaber Obs: BM
Grid: 191734 Alt: 1200m Aspect: 220° Incline: 25°
Location: Aonach Mor

SAIS - Snow Profile Data

Air Temp: -6.1° Wind Dir: Wind Speed: 10mph Cloud 100%
Precip Code: 6 - Snow Showers Drift(Y/N): Y Total Snow Depth: 44cm
Foot Pen: 20cm Ski Pen: N/A Rain at 900(Y/N): N

Summit Station Data

Summit Air Temp: -3.4° Summit Wind Dir: 45° Summit Wind Speed: 20mph

Avalanche Data

Observed aval. hazard: Moderate Forecast aval. hazard: Moderate Avalanche Code: 0
Comments: Failures at 20cm and 32cm.

Profile Data

Max temp gradient: 1.1 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2

Depth Comments F F2 E R e
23 * * 1.00 * *
37 Graupel 3mm * * 0.00 * *
44 * * 3.00 * N/A

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