Volunteer Comment 2014-05-22 00:02:51.000 - Brenda Lind,  Summit Volunteer Mid-May snow. May 20: Wind and snow pellets pummeled the building yesterday and last night. Even so, who would have thought that May 20 would dawn with inches of snow and rime ice? Even though I know this is the 'Home of the World's Worst Weather,' I was still surprised to find a seriously wintery world back again. See those drifts on my photo of the summit path this morning?One thing I learned during this week as a Mount Washington Observatory volunteer was: If you don't fancy the weather on the

Thoughts from the Museum 2014-05-20 17:55:39.000 - Jan Berriochoa,  Summit Museum Attendant NULL It is an exciting time as I start my first summer shift week working in our Museum and Gift Shop. After volunteering several times on the summit, I am honored to be a part of the MWO team, and what an awesome time to come aboard Extreme Mount Washington. The Museum and Shop are beautifully redone! As I watched the truck come up the Auto Road containing the museum displays I felt like it was Christmas. Putting items on the shelves in the gift shop, well I

Winter's Back! 2014-05-19 20:20:40.000 - Tom Padham,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Sunrise yesterday, note the lack of snow! After a balmy beginning to our week with temperatures climbing into the 50s, winter has made a return to the higher summits today, with temperatures falling into the 20s and snow falling for nearly the entire day. Only yesterday standing out on the observation deck in just a light jacket, marveling at the lack of snow across the summit during sunrise. After melting all of the snow cover across the summit by the beginning of the week to just a few scattered patches, it

Exciting Experiences 2014-05-18 15:05:17.000 - Brett Rossio,  Summit Intern Reaching for the Clouds Living for weather has a whole new meaning at the summit of Mount Washington. I grew up in the Great Lakes State experiencing some of the most erratic weather known in the Lower 48. As a new intern at Mount Washington Observatory, my experiences did not come even close. My love for the mountains and the weather that comes along with it go deep. Growing up in farm-country with flat land and lakes never really cut it for me. I feel at home here in New Hampshire

Fog to Rain to Cold to...Sun? 2014-05-17 15:39:00.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Breaks in the Fog Like Kyle mentioned in his comment yesterday, 'fog' has been the word for our last two shifts up here. However, in addition to that, I have another one: 'rain.'This week has been quite the deluge so far, as we've received 2.62 inches of rain since Wednesday. Much of that has fallen in the last 24 hours or so, as a cold front has swept through the area. Rain fell heavily for most of the night last night and into a good chunk

Foggy Week Take 2 2014-05-16 18:17:09.000 - Michael Kyle,  Weather Observer Quick Break From The Fog So far for the month of May, the weather during our shift weeks on the summit has been very foggy. Last shift we did not have a single day without any fog being observed. In total, during our last shift week, we spent 82 percent of our week in the fog, only really clearing from the fog on the last day of the week when we headed back down the mountain. So far this shift, the foggy trend that started last shift has continued.

Another Great Week! 2014-05-14 18:28:47.000 - Joe Kayan,  Summit Volunteer Banana applesauce bread Another volunteer week up here has come to a bittersweet close. The week passes at times slowly, at other times it wizzes past much like the famous and constant winds here on the pinnacle of the northeast. Having been a volunteer many times over the years, a lot is the same. Glorious sunsets, an occasional sunrise (I AM on a bit of a vacation after all), wind that pummels you, will take away your breath, remove your glasses as my co volunteer, John Lund, found out. Wind

Cheers to our Volunteers 2014-05-13 23:31:25.000 - Kaitlyn O`Brien,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Volunteers Joe and John watching the sunset It was another beautiful day on the summit of Mount Washington! Winds were light and variable, temperatures were seasonably warm, and the sun was peeking through several cloud layers. Like every Tuesday at the end of our shift, we prepare for shift change on Wednesday morning. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, the lengthy Tuesday 'To-do' list was knocked out in no time! It's often easy to take the hard work our volunteers do for granted, but I know I'm speaking on

Spring is Here 2014-05-12 20:01:51.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer A Raven Playing in the Wind After a brief hiatus from the summit, I enjoyed a beautiful ride up today on the Observatory's first trip of the season to the summit without chains. After getting used to 70-degree snowless weather, I was amazing at how much snow is sticking around on the mountain! There was a towering 10-15 foot wall of snow next to the road in an area known for its drifts about halfway up. If the Mount Washington Auto Road didn't dig down to the pavement each spring,

Happy Mother's Day 2014-05-11 18:14:27.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Our reminder for today. When we work up here for a week at a time, the days sometimes meld together and it is sometimes easy to lose track of what day it actually is. It is tough enough keeping track during the days, but when you work nights like I do, one day literally runs into the next and by the time I wrap my head around it all, I am heading back down. In the off-season, losing ourselves in the week is fine but with summer around the corner,