Snow Profile - Lochaber 23/02/2017 11:30:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
Date: |
23/02/2017 |
Time: |
11:30 |
Area: |
Lochaber |
Obs: |
BM/IM |
Grid: |
186741 |
Alt: |
1080m |
Aspect: |
270° |
Incline: |
24° |
Location: |
Aonach Mor, West face |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
Air Temp: |
-3.2° |
Wind Dir: |
45° |
Wind Speed: |
10mph |
Cloud |
100% |
Precip Code: |
8 - Snow |
Drift(Y/N): |
N |
Total Snow Depth: |
39cm |
Foot Pen: |
30cm |
Ski Pen: |
N/A |
Rain at 900(Y/N): |
N |
Summit Station Data
Summit Air Temp: |
-3.6° |
Summit Wind Dir: |
223° |
Summit Wind Speed: |
16mph |
Avalanche Data
Observed aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Avalanche Code: |
4400 |
Comments: |
Multiple weaknesses. |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.2 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 1
Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
4 |
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2.00 |
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13 |
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2.00 |
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21 |
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2.00 |
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29 |
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2.00 |
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39 |
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2.00 |
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Depth |
Temp |
0 |
-2.5 |
10 |
-3.7 |
20 |
-3.9 |
30 |
-3.0 |
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Hand Hardness Data |