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Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer & Meteorologist
A Spooky Day on the Summit
A Spooky Day on the Summit 2020-11-02 14:16:28.000 - Nicole Tallman, Weather Observer/Education Specialist Working for Mount Washington Observatory’s summit weather station means working shifts of 8 days on 6 days off. Sometimes these shifts are normal weeks and other times they fall on birthdays and
Special Relativity and the Myth of the Passive Observer
Special Relativity and the Myth of the Passive Observer 2020-10-26 14:32:57.000 - Nate Iannuccillo, Weather Observer/Education Specialist A couple weeks ago, the summit experienced what ended up being the most intense thunderstorm that I’ve personally witnessed in the White Mountains. For at least one observation, we
Snow Much Excitement
Snow Much Excitement 2020-10-19 16:25:50.000 - Sam Robinson, Weather Observer/Engineer Hello again from 6288’, As many of you likely already know, the summit saw its first substantial snowfall of the season this past Saturday. What was originally forecasted to be a mostly high elevation snow event
Heating Up for Seek the Peak!
Heating Up for Seek the Peak! 2019-07-18 17:07:43.000 - Ian Bailey, Weather Observer/Education Specialist We are officially less than 24 hours away from Seek the Peak 2019!!!! The Observatory is buzzing with excited energy
‘Twas the Night Before Shift Change
'Twas the Night Before Shift Change 2019-07-16 08:42:59.000 - Emma Penafiel, Summit Intern T’was the night before shift change, when all through the MWobs, Not a creature was stirring, except Ryan taking the obs*.
Visiting the Jefferson Snow Patch
Visiting the Jefferson Snow Patch 2019-07-12 05:29:57.000 - Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Staff Meteorologist During our previous shift on the summit, my coworkers and I discussed where and when we would hike in our off-week.
