Changing Weather on the Summit 2013-10-05 22:26:16.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer Lenticulars Undulating in the Twilight I had an interesting first night on the summit on Wednesday. With winds gusting in excess of hurricane force and the summit remaining in the clear, each observation was a struggle against the wind. When we're in the clear, observations involve walking the length of the deck to check conditions to our east. It was easy to get out of control walking across the deck with the wind, and it took all my strength to walk into the wind to get back to

Wii Bowling, Cabin Fever and how Observers get some R&R. 2013-10-04 17:14:20.000 - Brian Fitzgerald,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Observer Fitzgerald demonstrates good bowling form Another work day on top of the Rockpile is just about complete, which has this Observer considering what is on the docket for tonight's summit activities. We often get asked the question, 'what do you all do for fun up here?' to which there are several answers depending on who you ask. For those of you who do not already know, as Observers at the Mount Washington Observatory we work around the clock, 24-hours a day,

Entranced Marty 2013-10-03 15:07:43.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Soothing Music! A few years ago, I composed an observer comment that discussed music and how it relates to my job up here. During this early morning, as I was performing one of my daily quality checking routines, a classical piece of music popped up on my iPad playlist. The piece was from the New World Symphony No. 9 'Finale', composed by Antonin Dvorak; a personal favorite of mine. It is not often that I turn to classical music, but since it is known to have a calming influence, I decided

The End of an Era 2013-10-02 14:51:14.000 - Will Broussard,  Outreach Coordinator NULL Sunday, September 29, 2013 marked the Mount Washington Museum's final day of operation.Since 1973, the summit museum has served as the primary public face of Mount Washington Observatory atop the 6,288 foot peak. Featuring hand-made exhibits about the mountain's fascinating human and natural history, it has welcomed as many as 100,000 visitors each summer. We recently learned that these figures make it the most visited museum in the entire state of New Hampshire.Unfortunately, after so many years of service, the museum's dusty artifacts and aging exhibits make

Words Captured Through A Camera Lens 2013-10-01 19:10:31.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Mount Washington Summit At Night I have been living on the summit for three years and this past week has been one of the most tranquil. Day after day the weather remained calm and clear with incredibly crisp views. On one night, I was lucky enough to have a friend spend the night on the summit and visit with us. The bonus to this is my friend is an incredible photographer and captured the beauty of the summit in ways I could never explain. Looking at

Out With The Old To Prepare For The New 2013-09-30 17:40:34.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist 'The Museum for 2013 is Nevermore' - Museum Raven In the spring of 2014, our summit museum will be reborn as 'Extreme Mount Washington.' This means we will be gutting everything down to the studs so that we can bring an entirely re-imagined, new, and interactive experience that will deliver the awe and wonder of a Mount Washington winter - the mountain's most extreme season that only a small handful of the peak's 250,000 annual visitors ever get to witness. Through hands-on, high-tech exhibits,

Marriage 2013-09-29 23:48:24.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Becca and I bringing a bit of class to the summit. Every winter, we hire two interns - one for each shift. Back in the winter of 2006, the two interns that were hired were Brian Clark and I. Since one intern is hired per shift, this meant that we would remain on separate shifts and only interact once a week during shift changes; a "tradition" that carries on even to this day. However, about a third of the way into my internship, one of the weather observers left and I was

Another Beautiful Day on the Summit 2013-09-28 21:14:38.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer The Summit Cone with a Hang Glider in Background Today was yet another beautiful day on the summit! With mostly clear skies and beautiful reds and oranges in the valleys all around us, people came up to the summit to for the hike, for the views, and for the open air. With relatively calm winds and sunny skies, there was even a group of paragliders and hang gliders launching from the summit and flying around the summit cone! With beautiful weather in store for the next few

WBZ |CBS Boston Interviewing Observer 2013-09-27 16:51:32.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Rebecca Scholand and Eric Fisher Yesterday was an exciting day on the summit of Mount Washington. Eric Fisher from WBZ | CBS Boston was here to report from the summit and get an inside interview with myself about life and work at the Mount Washington Observatory. With spectacular views and a picture perfect undercast, New England got to see one of the more rare days we experience at the Observatory. While here, Eric had several live hits and during one, spoke with me about the wintery conditions

Internship Update 2013-09-26 23:35:05.000 - Pratik Patel,  Summit Intern NULL As the high builds up over the northeast, clear skies have returned to the summits once again, providing abundance of sunshine. The sunrise this morning was quite admirable and the downsloping effects seen on Mt. Clay were unmistakably spectacular. As the sun heats the summits, fog continues to dwindle away revealing a beautiful landscape with the tops of the Presidential Range peeking out of the white cloud blanket below. It has been 2 weeks since I've started my internship at the Mount Washington Observatory, and my love for this Arctic-like