Snow Profile - Glencoe 09/03/2018 11:30:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: |
09/03/2018 |
Time: |
11:30 |
Area: |
Glencoe |
Obs: |
PM |
| Grid: |
255505 |
Alt: |
980m |
Aspect: |
67° |
Incline: |
31° |
| Location: |
Meall a Bhuiridh |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: |
-1.2° |
Wind Dir: |
270° |
Wind Speed: |
29mph |
Cloud |
100% |
| Precip Code: |
4 - Light Showers |
Drift(Y/N): |
Y |
Total Snow Depth: |
120cm |
| Foot Pen: |
14cm |
Ski Pen: |
N/A |
Rain at 900(Y/N): |
N |
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: |
-3.0° |
Summit Wind Dir: |
225° |
Summit Wind Speed: |
13mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: |
Considerable + |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Avalanche Code: |
2012 |
| Comments: |
Slab Avalanche activity noted on NE aspects. Field tests also gave easy shears on NE and E aspects. |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.0 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
| 0 |
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1.00 |
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| 8 |
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1.00 |
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| 22 |
Shear failure |
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1.00 |
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| 60 |
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2.00 |
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N/A |
| Depth |
Temp |
| 0 |
-1.8 |
| 10 |
-2.8 |
| 20 |
-2.8 |
| 30 |
-2.8 |
| 40 |
-2.8 |
| 50 |
-2.4 |
| 60 |
-2.4 |
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| Hand Hardness Data |
