I’ve developed the SaveU snow-study kit after years of experience in avalanche education for recreationists and over 500 snow profiles dug and recorded by myself.
The snow-study kit was designed for an optimum of packing size and handling for practical snowpack analysis with high quality of the components. The set for recording a snow-profile is so light and handy that it can fit in any backpack. At the same time contains all the important utensils for assessing the snowpack through a snowpit.
The lightweight and compact carrying case includes: a field book with enough space to record many snow profiles and with more info on snow pits, snow crystals and stability tests (German). As well as a 10x magnifying loupe, digital penetration thermometer, snow crystal card (metric grid) and a thin stainless steel rope with hand loops for detaching the test block.
The SaveU snow-study kit is an essential tool for snow science as an avalanche forecaster, ski patroller, avalanche educator, recreationist or your first avalanche course.
Complete study-kit consists:
- Robust, compressible, fabric-case 18 x 12 x 4 cm
- Polycarbonate snow crystal card 10 x 15 cm (SaveU, English version!)
- Field book (only in German)
- Fast & high-quality digital thermometer (Celsius & Fahrenheit)
- Pencil
- Magnifying loupe 10x
- Stainless steel ECT cord approx. 1.5 m length / 1.5 mm thickness for stability tests CT, ECT, PST. Three clamps on the rope guarantee better penetration of hard crusts
- Total weight approx. 230 g
SaveU Snow Study Kit
Snowprofile-Set-
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Grid, Loupe
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Thermometer
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Fieldbook
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ECT-Cord
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Pencil, Case
Shipping costs:
Austria: free shipping
Germany: 6 Euros
All other EU countries: 9 Euros
USA, Canada: 23 US-$
South America: 23 Euros
New Zealand: 26 Euros
Payment:
Prepayment/bank transfer
Order and inquiries
via the contact form or at admin(at)lukasruetz.at


Crystal Card

15 x 10 cm
Material: 1 mm thick plastic plate, printed on both sides. Robust & UV-resistant.
Front side: 1, 2, 3 & 4 mm grid as well as info on the most common snow cover tests ECT and PST.
Back side: List of possible hardness and moisture levels of the snow layer as well as table of grain types with size, hardness and symbols.
SaveU Crystal Card
Snowgrid-
includes taxes of Austria
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1, 2, 3, 4 mm Grid
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Robust & UV-resistant
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Infos to ECT & PST
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Table of grain types, hardness and size
Shipping costs:
Austria: free shipping
Germany: 3 Euros
All other EU countries: 5 Euros
USA, Canada: 10 US-$
South America: 15 Euros
New Zealand: 15 Euros
Payment:
Prepayment/bank transfer
Order and inquiries
via the contact form or at admin(at)lukasruetz.at