Sunny Skies Ahead 2014-06-07 11:59:57.000 - Arielle Ahrens,  Summit Intern NULL Week two began with a staff retreat where both shifts and even the valley staff came up to the summit to attend a day-long developmental staff meeting. Even though we are a small non-profit, like any organization, there is always room for improvement. We discovered different ways to communicate as well as when each mode of communication is appropriate. We also learned and practiced these new communication skills through small group discussions. It was an educational and fun experience and I will definitely try to implement the techniques I

Instruments Here on the Summit 2014-06-06 16:42:09.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer Not a Bad Office View this Morning It constantly amazes me how many different instruments we have here on the summit to measure various variables. Here is a brief description of the variables we measure and the instruments we use to measure them.Wind Sensors: Our primary wind instruments here on the summit consist of a pitot tube anemometer and an alpine RM Young. The pitot tube measures wind speed by measuring the pressure of the wind, and the RM Young measures wind speed and direction with a spinning

Mount Washington is Calling You! 2014-06-05 16:32:48.000 - Kaitlyn O`Brien,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist View of the Summit from Boott Spur Trail I can't believe it's already June! It's amazing how quickly the time passes, especially when off-weeks overlap between months. I was fortunate enough to take advantage of the beautiful weather this past off-week and enjoyed a great hike with my friend Ashley. Speaking of hiking - after looking at the calendar today, I noticed we're getting closer and closer to our 14th Annual Seek the Peak Hike-a-thon event on July 19! If you enjoy spending time outdoors and hiking

Back And Ready For Action 2014-06-05 00:44:50.000 - Jan Berriochoa,  Summit Museum Attendant NULL It is great to be back! As much as I enjoy the shores of Rhode Island, I found I can't wait to return to the summit. This is truly a magical place.Whahoo!!!! The new summit museum experience opened Saturday to the public and as we could hear the 'toot-toot 'of the Cog, we eagerly waited to show off Extreme Mount Washington. I must say it is pretty impressive. Kudos to Mystic who worked day and night to get it up and running. Insomuch that the truck

Thunderstorm Season Begins! 2014-06-03 18:29:51.000 - Tom Padham,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Nice Sunrise This Morning, T-Storms This Evening? Waking up this afternoon (being the night observer) I was greeted with sight of a line of thunderstorms on radar approaching from the west, with some of the tops of these storms already seen with the naked eye about 100 miles away. Having spent two previous summer seasons on the summit, I am no stranger to thunderstorms up here and am excited to see what this summer may have in store. Some of the most exciting weather events I have seen here have

Enjoying The Weather 2014-06-02 18:06:14.000 - Michael Kyle,  Weather Observer NULL After several shifts of rocky unsettled weather on the summit, this week has finally broken that trend. For the past 48 hours the summit has been in the clear with no precipitation. Visibilities were reaching 85 plus miles yesterday, and even though visibility has dropped slight today it has still been 65 miles or greater. Best of all though; temperatures on the summit have been trending above average. Even pushing into the lower 60's for a stretch during the afternoon today. Like Brett mentioned yesterday this weather is too

Enjoying The Day 2014-06-01 16:23:05.000 - Brett Rossio,  Summit Intern Looks Much Better! The summit is in full swing now with many filing up the Auto Road and even the COG Railway. We ended up with a beautiful day today with very few clouds. It's great to see the many visitors enjoying the sights, including our new interactive museum that gives the public an idea what the observers do up here. Our lead meteorology cat, Marty has been hard at work outside taking observations and scoping the nice weather we have today. Ethan and I have been taking advantage of

First Shift Week 2014-05-31 14:42:44.000 - Ethan Wright,  Summit Intern NULL I started my first shift as a summit intern on Wednesday and have spent the last few days learning the ropes of the Observatory. Needless to say, life here on the summit has been an adjustment from the usual college lifestyle that I have lived over the past few months. The people here on the summit have been very receptive and I know that I will enjoy working with them in the coming months. The food has been great! One of the things that makes the Observatory such a

Extreme Mount Washington Programs 2014-05-30 12:44:10.000 - Will Broussard,  Outreach Coordinator Entrance Into Extreme Mount Washington After many days without seeing the sun in both our valley and summit locations, I am happy to report a visibility of 90 miles from the summit of Mount Washington this morning. With this window of ideal weather, a handful of valley staff took the opportunity to ascend the Mount Washington Auto Road to assist in the staging of materials ahead of our June 13th grand opening of Extreme Mount Washington . With a soft opening having already taken place on Memorial Day weekend,

Staff, Staff Everywhere! 2014-05-29 11:03:36.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Yesterday's Cool Clouds The sun is shining high in the sky today, shining a proverbial light on all of the changes up here!For most of the fall and winter months, staff on the summit was fairly minimal: 3 observers, 1 intern, and 1 or 2 volunteers. Sure there were a multitude of guests throughout this time period, but when it came to staff, there were only the 5 or 6 of us (even down to 4 during some weeks!). However, this has changed drastically with the evolution of the