Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 09/02/2018 12:15:00
Go Back How to interpret snow profiles
SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 09/02/2018 | Time: | 12:15 | Area: | Creag Meagaidh | Obs: | TR |
| Grid: | 460882 | Alt: | 700m | Aspect: | 120° | Incline: | 30° |
| Location: | NE ridge. Sron a Ghoire | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -2.0° | Wind Dir: | 280° | Wind Speed: | 15mph | Cloud | 0% |
| Precip Code: | 8 - Snow | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 90cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 40cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -6.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 280° | Summit Wind Speed: | 25mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable + | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable + | Avalanche Code: | 4014 |
| Comments: | Snow profile adjacent to avalanche crownwall. Sun affected pit site. Touchy shears in new snow layers. 4 dry slab avalanches released in the early morning on E to SE aspects. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.1 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 4
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
 |
1.00 |  |
 |
|
| 10 | |
|
3.00 |  |
|
|
| 13 | Touchy, clean shear | |
|
3.00 |  |
|
| 23 | |
 |
2.00 | |
|
|
| 27 | Touchy. Spontaneous release. | |
|
3.00 | |
|
| 30 |  |
|
0.00 |  |
N/A | |
| 44 |  |
|
1.00 |  |
 |
|
| 90 |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
