Snow Profile - Creag Meagaidh 10/02/2018 12:00:00

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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details

Date: 10/02/2018 Time: 12:00 Area: Creag Meagaidh Obs: WS
Grid: 452900 Alt: 900m Aspect: 60° Incline: 30°
Location: Min Window

SAIS - Snow Profile Data

Air Temp: 0.1° Wind Dir: 270° Wind Speed: 30mph Cloud 80%
Precip Code: 6 - Snow Showers Drift(Y/N): Y Total Snow Depth: 170cm
Foot Pen: 18cm Ski Pen: N/A Rain at 900(Y/N): N

Summit Station Data

Summit Air Temp: -3.0° Summit Wind Dir: 270° Summit Wind Speed: 37mph

Avalanche Data

Observed aval. hazard: Considerable - Forecast aval. hazard: Considerable - Avalanche Code: 0
Comments: Fluctuating temps new moist surface snow. Consolidating snowpack. Slab deposits still developing away from pit

Profile Data

Max temp gradient: 1.5 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 1

Depth Comments F F2 E R e
3 * * 1.00 * *
18 * * 1.00 * *
33 * * 0.50 * *
40 * * 1.00 * *
75 * * 0.50 * *
100 NTG * * 2.00 * N/A

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