Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 13/01/2017 13:00:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 13/01/2017 | Time: | 13:00 | Area: | Creag Meagaidh | Obs: | TR |
| Grid: | 448895 | Alt: | 750m | Aspect: | 120° | Incline: | 32° |
| Location: | Mid way up Wall Gully. Coire Ardair | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -3.7° | Wind Dir: | 300° | Wind Speed: | 25mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 8 - Snow | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 90cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 60cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -6.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 300° | Summit Wind Speed: | 30mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 4400 |
| Comments: | Relentless snow showers. Drifting and scouring. Easy fail at 16cm down. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.3 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  |
 |
3.00 |  |
 |
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| 10 |  |
|
2.00 |  |
|
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| 15 | |
 |
2.00 | |
|
|
| 18 | Easy failure |  |
|
3.00 |  |
|
| 39 | |
 |
2.00 | |
|
|
| 44 | Ragged shear | |
|
3.00 | |
|
| 73 | |
|
1.50 |  |
 |
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| 90 | NTG | |
|
1.00 | |
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