Snow Profile - Glencoe 09/02/2018 11:15:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: |
09/02/2018 |
Time: |
11:15 |
Area: |
Glencoe |
Obs: |
PM |
| Grid: |
256506 |
Alt: |
998m |
Aspect: |
68° |
Incline: |
30° |
| Location: |
Meall a Bhuiridh |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: |
-5.9° |
Wind Dir: |
270° |
Wind Speed: |
21mph |
Cloud |
20% |
| Precip Code: |
0 - None |
Drift(Y/N): |
Y |
Total Snow Depth: |
210cm |
| Foot Pen: |
35cm |
Ski Pen: |
N/A |
Rain at 900(Y/N): |
N |
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: |
-6.0° |
Summit Wind Dir: |
270° |
Summit Wind Speed: |
23mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Considerable + |
Avalanche Code: |
2012 |
| Comments: |
Two small slab triggered avalanches by ski |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.6 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
| 21 |
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1.00 |
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| 55 |
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1.00 |
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| 73 |
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1.00 |
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| 104 |
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1.00 |
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| 110 |
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2.00 |
 |
N/A |
| Depth |
Temp |
| 0 |
-6.9 |
| 10 |
-6.9 |
| 20 |
-7.1 |
| 30 |
-6.4 |
| 40 |
-6.4 |
| 50 |
-6.0 |
| 60 |
-4.7 |
| 70 |
-3.1 |
| 80 |
-2.3 |
| 90 |
-1.1 |
| 100 |
-0.1 |
| 110 |
-0.1 |
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| Hand Hardness Data |
