Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 07/02/2026 10:50:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 07/02/2026 | Time: | 10:50 | Area: | Northern Cairngorms | Obs: | MD |
| Grid: | 001042 | Alt: | 1070m | Aspect: | 290° | Incline: | 30° |
| Location: | Coire Chais | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -1.5° | Wind Dir: | 140° | Wind Speed: | 15mph | Cloud | 100% |
| Precip Code: | 4 - Light Showers | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 90cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 20cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -3.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 140° | Summit Wind Speed: | 30mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | Widespread windslab some weaknesses remain at depth | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.8 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 1
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  |
 |
0.50 |  |
 |
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| 42 | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
|
| 44 | fail at 42 small facets - stub |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
| 50 | |
|
0.50 | |
|
|
| 60 |  |
|
1.00 | |
|
|
| 90 |  |
|
2.00 | |
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