Let the race season begin 2012-07-06 22:03:36.000 - Roger Pushor,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist Our two newest sponsors have your feet covered! Let the races to begin here on Mount Washington. This weekend weather permitting will be the running of Newton's Revenge a bike race up the famous Mount Washington Auto Road. Newton's Revenge is listed as 'the other Toughest Hillclimb in the World'. The Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb which will be held on August 18th is known as 'The Toughest Hillclimb in the World'. For anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to come up to the Summit on

Summit Adventures - Voted the Best... 2012-07-05 22:25:11.000 - Cara Rudio,  Marketing and Communications Coordinator NULL Mount Washington Observatory's Summit Adventures have been recognized as a 2012 'Editors' Choice' winner in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England. Hailed as 'Best on-top-of-the-world feeling,' the two-day trips welcome visitors to the Observatory's famous mountaintop weather station, allowing them to spend a night and experience the beauty and weather of the Northeast's tallest peak.'We are incredibly proud to have received this distinction,' says Mount Washington Observatory Executive Director Scot Henley. 'As a nonprofit institution with a mission to advance understanding of Earth's

A Story About My Volunteer Week That Was 2012-07-04 23:09:17.000 - Jennifer Goodson,  Summit Volunteer NULL What an incredible experience to live and volunteer on the summit of Mount Washington for a week! I had a fabulous time here and highly recommend this trip to anyone looking to have a unique adventure and some time away from everyday life.The weather allowed for me to have three days of amazing hiking in the Presidential's. My favorite hike was to Mt. Clay, the views were outstanding. Beginning a hike from the summit and returning to the summit is a unique experience and

Seek The Peak 2012-07-03 22:22:20.000 - Rebecca Scholand,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL Seek The Peak is 18 DAYS AWAY! Registration kicks off on July 20th at the Weather Discovery Center and July 21st is a fun filled day of hiking, touring the Observatory and a rocking after party at the base of the Mt Washington Auto Road.A few things to keep in mind as we race towards the big day,1.Seek The Peak is our largest annual fundraiser that helps us operate our unique weather station on the summit of Mount Washington. Being a nonprofit organization this is very important to

Hiking & Working on Mount Washington 2012-07-02 17:23:39.000 - Samantha Brady,  Summit Museum Supervisor NULL As an avid hiker I love to get to the top of every mountain I hike. No matter how longthe distance no matter how hard the hike I always seem to push myself to the next level.However, I am always smart enough to never let my ego get the best of me. As a hikerthis can be one of the most difficult things to have control of while hiking in the WhiteMountains and especially on Mount Washington.Living on top of Mount Washington for eight days

Playing Catch 2012-07-01 16:43:07.000 - Emanuel Janisch,  Summit Intern Playing Catch With the Wind One of the things that come to mind first when Mount Washington is brought up is the winds. That in a sense is what Mount Washington is known for, the highest wind speed ever recorded by man. Now 231 mph has not been recorded again on the summit but winds have easily reached 100 plus mph during the winter. During the summer however, winds of this speed are a rare occurrence but speeds of 65mph and above happen now and again. With winds of these speeds

Storms from the Summit 2012-06-30 17:31:06.000 - Steve Harshman,  Summit Intern Cumulonimbus Seen from the Deck The weather on the summit never disappoints, and late on Friday we got quite the treat. With instability in the atmosphere, storms began popping up on the radar in the afternoon. We watched anxiously, hoping some would track towards us; and we lucked out. The clouds started to build in the distance as they slowly made their way towards Washington and we were soon rushing to the observation deck to check out the developing storms. As they passed by we got some amazing views,

Sunset 2012-06-29 23:56:53.000 - Steve Welsh,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist Sunset For me a sunset usually signals the end of my work day, it's the time to relax and unwind, the time to forget about work for a few hours and take in the scenery and to just experience the weather without having to record it. This week, however, everything is back to front as I'm working nights to cover for Mike who'll be heading down the mountain in a couple of days for some well earned vacation time. I do really enjoy the opportunity to experience the mountain at night

Messy Summer Days 2012-06-28 14:18:21.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist Foggy Summit Messy.That's the best way I can describe the first 24 hours or so of our shift week. Since we arrived yesterday morning, the fog on the summit has been thick, rain has been falling on and off, winds have been fairly breezy for summer, and temperatures have hovered in the lower 40s. I had a feeling that we would all be quite spoiled after our last shift week, where sun and calm winds were the headliners.However, this is Mt. Washington, and this is summertime typical: fog, fog, and

Summit Volunteers Comment 2012-06-26 16:26:21.000 - Christy Keefe and Kelley Brown,  Summit Volunteers Clearing and Undercast Yesterday Afternoon. Hi, I'm Christy and I'm finishing my third volunteer stint here at the summit. I come from Connecticut where I am a teacher. And I'm Kelley, the other volunteer for the week, I'm also a teacher who resides in Maine, and this is my first week. Together this week, we have discovered that this experience is far more than just cooking and cleaning for the Mount Washington Observatory staff here on the summit. It's been an opportunity to decompress from our everyday