Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 14/01/2017 14:20:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 14/01/2017 | Time: | 14:20 | Area: | Northern Cairngorms | Obs: | KG |
| Grid: | 997043 | Alt: | 990m | Aspect: | 40° | Incline: | 20° |
| Location: | Chais Ridge | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -3.3° | Wind Dir: | 290° | Wind Speed: | 20mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 6 - Snow Showers | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 160cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 15cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -6.4° | Summit Wind Dir: | 290° | Summit Wind Speed: | 25mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable + | Avalanche Code: | 44 |
| Comments: | |||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.9 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
 |
2.00 |  |
 |
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| 2 |  |
 |
0.00 |  |
|
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| 10 |  |
|
1.00 |  |
|
|
| 42 | fail @ 14cm | |
|
1.00 | |
|
| 83 | |
 |
1.00 | |
|
|
| 90 | |
|
1.00 | |
 |
|
| 100 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
|
