Fall Internship 2010-12-14 22:20:35.000 - Erica Sandschulte,  Summit Intern Snow Angel on Mount Washington While the rest of the valley had overcast skies, the summits were in the clear, who would have known! We concluded our work week with a fantastic sunset followed by a spectacular view of the Geminid meteor shower. This will be my last comment as an intern. Yep, you guessed it, I'm going to get a little wordy and mushy. Although this experience will be a great start to my future as a meteorologist, it is still heartbreaking knowing that it has come to an end

Changing attitudes with changing seasons 2010-12-13 17:44:36.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL The weather on the summit over the last couple of days has gotten me thinking about how it's funny (not so much in a 'haha' sort of way) the way my attitude towards the weather changes along with the seasons. Although I pay a good deal of attention to the weather and current weather patterns year-round, during the non-skiing months (known as summer, and part of each shoulder season to most folks) I don't watch the long range nearly as much as I do during the

Marty 2010-12-12 17:09:32.000 - Marty,  Summit Cat NULL Yes, finally I have the purrr-fect opportunity to get in a few words before the holidays are in full swing. Everyone here on the summit has been busy hard at work, but I, Marty, always manage to push my way in to grab attention from the crew up here. No better way to let them know I wanted to paw in a comment by running across the keyboard as Erica and Mike typed away at their work yesterday. This past weekend the crew started hanging lovely Christmas wreaths that were graciously donated

Firsts 2010-12-11 21:48:46.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer NULL This week has been filled with a number of firsts, however disjointed they may be. Erica brewed espresso cold at home and brought it to the mountain for the week. It has been staring at me in the fridge for the week, but not being a huge coffee drinker (or even coffees of regular size), I've let it be. Mentioning I was thirsty, she suggested she make me a cold brew latte. I thought this a good idea, but wondered what it was. Some cold brew, a few ice cubes, and

Dear Santa... 2010-12-10 18:06:21.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist NULL Dear Santa-Boy, time flies, doesn't it? Another year has passed and I have once again been put in charge of writing to you with our Observatory Christmas List. And like always, I have all my bases covered for getting a letter to you. Last month, I sent a hand written note to you. Last shift I sent you an email with our list as well as a preliminary New Hampshire forecast for Christmas (it still looks like it'll be a snowy one). And now this shift, I am sending you

Loving the cold! 2010-12-09 16:22:19.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL If it hasn't been obvious from comments you read here or by looking at the current conditions or webcams, let me assure you, winter has set in on the summit. Finally. In fact as I write this, the air temperature is at a chilly -10 F. Last night's low was -11 F, the coldest reading so far this winter season. Yesterday's average temperature of -7 F was 19 degrees below the average for December 8.Somewhat at these temperatures, but more so at temperatures below -20 F, the first

Volunteer Comment 2010-12-08 17:39:49.000 - Betsy Fowler,  Summit Volunteer Us on the summit I am the current volunteer on the summit with my friend, Sue. This is our first time spending a week in winter, and we have been thoroughly enjoying our time here watching the changes in the weather from the comfort of the Observatory building and from outside getting blown about with strong winds. We hope to return next winter if they'll have us again.Yesterday, we got to experience going up in the parapet with Stacey while she chipped the ice off the pito tube on the anemometer.

NULL 2010-12-07 18:37:32.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL The day after Thanksgiving, as far back as I can remember, was always the beginning of the Christmas season. That's when it is ok to play Christmas carols, to decorate your house, and start baking sinfully delicious cookies. It's also time to start shopping! I give those willing to endure the lines on Black Friday kudos; I have absolutely no patience for lines. My shopping is fairly limited to a few precious weeks, unless something inspired me months before (that has happened on a few occasions). The invention of online

NULL 2010-12-06 13:38:12.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist fun with light Yesterday was great. As Kristin mentioned, we had sun, an undercast, and a persistent fog-bow. One of my favorite views was from the top of the parapet. You can see the fog like a gossamer sheet blanketing the summit buildings. The fog-bow was pretty sweet as well. Going up to the parapet for some pictures inspired my afternoon task. The strong sun, light winds, and warm temperatures were the perfect combination for a little bit of parapet de-icing. After the glaze and rime, it was pretty messy up

NULL 2010-12-05 15:14:14.000 - Kristin Raisanen,  Summit Intern A sunny summit! For our last 3 shift weeks, Sunday has really lived up to its name. During our mostly cloudy weeks, it always seems that Sunday is the day when the clouds break and we see the sun making the day aptly named Sun-day. Today was no different. This morning I was shocked to hear we were mostly in the clear and that the sunrise would be visible. When I looked at the forecast last night the possibility of seeing a sunrise this week seemed slim, but there it was, sunrise.