20100205 weather data for the 24 hours to 5.30am at 800m

Previous Day Field Observations: 

Great below tree line powder skiing on all aspects at the moment. At 1700m on a south aspect I skied a quick run of 400m vertical of dry cold powder and Hakuba's backcountry is fantastic right now. Since we have not had a slot of wind, and only a steady moderate rate of snowfall the avalanche conditions are probably not that bad below 2000m on moderate terrain. It is a great time to tour with cold temps and clouds keeping the surface snow in great condition whilst not too deep for trail breaking.

Date: 
20100205
24hr max temp: 
-1C
24hr min temp: 
-7C
Cloud Cover: 
Overcast
Precip type and rate: 
S-1
Present temp: 
-5C
24hr new snow (HN24): 
9cm
New snow from current storm (HST): 
24cm
Snow height (HS): 
170cm
Weight of new snow (100mm tube dia): 
9gm
Water equiv of new snow: 
15mm
Density new snow: 
96kg/m3
Surface crystal size: 
0mm
Surface crystal form: 
New Snow
Wind speed: 
Light
Wind direction: 
SE
Previous
Barometric Pressure: 
916mbar
Baro trend (last 3 hours): 
Steady
Diary Type: 
Damian's weather diary