Snow Profile - Torridon 09/02/2018 10:52:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 09/02/2018 | Time: | 10:52 | Area: | Torridon | Obs: | AC |
| Grid: | 233780 | Alt: | 675m | Aspect: | 115° | Incline: | 27° |
| Location: | Meall nan Doireachan, Fannaichs | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -2.2° | Wind Dir: | 270° | Wind Speed: | 8mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 6 - Snow Showers | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 139cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 20cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -3.7° | Summit Wind Dir: | 247° | Summit Wind Speed: | 24mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | Touchy fail at 11cm on soft layer of partly decomposed snow crystals. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.2 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  |
 |
0.50 |  |
 |
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| 13 | |
 |
1.00 |  |
|
|
| 15 |  |
|
1.00 |  |
 |
|
| 29 | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
|
| 34 |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
|
| 50 | |
 |
1.00 | |
|
|
| 81 | Not to ground |  |
|
2.00 | |
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