Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 16/01/2018 13:10:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 16/01/2018 | Time: | 13:10 | Area: | Creag Meagaidh | Obs: | TR |
| Grid: | 461884 | Alt: | 620m | Aspect: | 110° | Incline: | 40° |
| Location: | NE ridge. Sron a Ghoire | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -2.0° | Wind Dir: | 270° | Wind Speed: | 30mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 8 - Snow | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 61cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 40cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -6.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 260° | Summit Wind Speed: | 40mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable + | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable + | Avalanche Code: | 8800 |
| Comments: | Low altitude pit site. Observations and access compromised because of deep snow and constant snow showers. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.3 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  |
 |
3.00 |  |
 |
|
| 22 | Touchy. Spontaneous release. |  |
|
3.00 |  |
|
| 35 | |
 |
2.00 |  |
|
|
| 41 | Reactive failure | |
|
2.00 | |
 |
| 42 |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
|
| 43 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 61 |  |
|
2.00 | |
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