Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 08/02/2025 11:06:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 08/02/2025 | Time: | 11:06 | Area: | Northern Cairngorms | Obs: | JT |
| Grid: | 979028 | Alt: | 1012m | Aspect: | 59° | Incline: | 37° |
| Location: | Twin Burns | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -3.8° | Wind Dir: | 194° | Wind Speed: | 15mph | Cloud | 30% |
| Precip Code: | 2 - Trace | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 66cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 5cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -5.1° | Summit Wind Dir: | 138° | Summit Wind Speed: | 33mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Low | Forecast aval. hazard: | Low | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | Localised windslab close to the coire rim. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.5 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  |
 |
0.50 |  |
 |
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| 24 | |
|
0.50 | |
|
|
| 25 | ? graupel |  |
|
1.00 |  |
|
| 31 |  |
|
1.00 |  |
 |
|
| 32 |  |
|
0.50 |  |
|
|
| 65 | |
|
1.00 | |
|
|
| 66 | |
 |
1.00 | |
|
