oh, you know. 2010-05-06 08:41:49.000 - Drew Hill,  Summit Intern A Rare Peak Through the Clouds from the Obs Room I've just returned from a 5-day stint hunting for an apartment in New Haven. Luckily, I made it out alive (by the skin of my teeth!), and found an affordably lush apartment to boot. Unluckily, I missed the last few days of serious snow coverage on Mount Washington. I won't blog the details, as Mike already wrote a pretty good comment about the fresh summer feeling permeating the summit, but I will say: the ability of the weather and ground

Long Day 2010-05-05 04:16:32.000 - Steve Welsh,  IT Observer NULL So it's been an unusually long day for me. As Marty alluded to in the previous comment Mike went missing on Tuesday - OK he didn't really go missing but rather had to see a dentist at short notice - ouch. So I'm doing a double shift and writing this in the wee hours whilst drinking lots and lots of coffee. Thankfully Mike and Drew should both be back up later today for the remainder of our extended shift which will last through Saturday. As most of you probably know

NULL 2010-05-04 16:24:36.000 - Marty,  Summit Cat Where'd they all go? And then there were 2...I don't know what's been going on, but the observers seem to be dropping like flies. First of all, two weeks ago the British guy went missing. And, there weren't nice people in the kitchen to feed me treats all day long. I actually had to go into the weather room for my daily dose of adoration. Things got better. When the blond boy came up, he brought with him the red head, my second favorite night observer, and two very nice people who were

summer promo 2010-05-03 04:29:24.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Short but Sweet It's hard to believe a mere four days ago I was telling you, faithful comment reader, about my trip (or should I say traipse) to the precip can in chest-deep snow drifts. Well, winter has come and gone, because, as of this morning, only a few patches of snow in well-sheltered areas remain. Our deck is completely snow-free, and so is the area surrounding the can. It is quite amazing.Now that winter has gone, summer has decided to make another appearance. This is evidenced by the fact that

NULL 2010-05-02 12:03:23.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist Definitely different from three days ago! The weather affects everyone. It influences the day's activities and wardrobe, and even the overall mental state of a person. For those of us on the summit, weather is directly proportional to mental health, though results vary by individual personality. Take yesterday for example. It was a beautiful day, albeit a bit breezy. However, my own mood needed boosting. I attempted to snowboard the east snow fields and failed...miserably. Instead of a mood boost, I got sunburn.However, upon waking this morning and heading out for

NULL 2010-05-01 14:31:18.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist That's a good-looking radar! Happy May Day Observatory website visitors! The summit is celebrating in a rather quiet fashion. Temperature is a balmy 38 degrees, winds are a merely 35-40 mph and the violently blowing snow...well there's not much left. The intense winter-storm is over, and we can see rocks and sedge again. In fact (even though I'm not the gambling type), I'll wager that by the time we leave the mountain (in a week), most of the snow will be gone. According to the models, we'll dip below freezing on

NULL 2010-04-30 10:00:10.000 - Drew Hill,  Summit Intern Blowing Snow The ''good weather'' moniker was funny for the first 5 months, but honestly, it's starting to get old. Don't get me wrong, the sunny skies, record highs, and apple ... fritters have been wonderful. I've carved many a turn in the fine spring cornsnow, and my skin's still reeling from that day I callowly renounced sunscreen for the extra 12 ounces of weight it would add to my pack back in early April. I digress. A week from Saturday will mark the end of my internship on the summit (I

winter back again 2010-04-29 04:51:50.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Drifting on the Sherman Adams Building This past Monday, in my current residence located in Burlington, VT, I sat on a bench overlooking Lake Champlain, under the sun, with temperatures pushing 70 degrees, thinking, 'Winter's officially over. Summer's here.' Little did I know I'd be eating those words less than 24 hours later. I awoke Tuesday morning to a temperature hovering just below 30 degrees and heavy wet snow descending from cloudy skies. Although I knew snow had been forecasted for Mt. Washington and the valleys of the White Mountains

NULL 2010-04-28 15:36:31.000 - Winnie Jones,  Summit Volunteer NULL This is my first time volunteering up here on Mount Washington and I have to admit I was prepared to experience "the worst". We have had 5 out of 7 days with sunshine, little wind and plenty of warmth. Each day Robin (the seasoned volunteer) and I walked or hiked, starting off slowly and doing the Lake of the Clouds hike yesterday. What fun it was to slide down part of the way, using our feet to slow us. The visibility has been between 50-100 miles, not counting our second day

A mother's Neverland 2010-04-27 22:55:02.000 - Robin Kay,  Summit Volunteer NULL I'm Mike F.'s mom, Robin, one of the volunteers this week. I have to say how grateful I am to have this week, not only with my son, but also on top of this mountain. This is my third volunteer trip and I'm finding each one as enjoyable as the last. This is my first time with another volunteer - Winnie, who happens to be my neighbor from home, inIrasburg, VT. It's been great having her company/help in the kitchen and cleaning times as well. She makes awesome chocolate