Lost in Translation 2008-10-30 21:35:45.000 - Tatiana and Anna,  Russian Meteorologist and Interpreter Tatiana with the Precip Can Lost in translation. Lost in all those mountains of clouds, ice, fog and wind. Luckily we have found ourselves in this warm company of all those people, who are talking, working, laughing, pottering around and making us feel – life is going on! Thanks all these guys here – Steve, Stacey, Jordan, Jeff, Mike, Steve and Ernie – we have a chance to talk with them about Russia and show them pictures of Russia. Achievements of this day: deicing, deicing, deicing. A

lobsters and music 2008-10-30 11:19:07.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer Tatiana's first lobster! Music has always been an important part of my life, from listening to my Mom play the piano when I was young, to falling asleep listening to Neil Young’s Harvest during high school, to playing harmonica, now one of my favorite past times. This activity has provided me with countless hours of enjoyment with friends, a constant companion on hikes or car rides, another thing my Papa and I can share (he can play “Springtime in the Rockies” like no one else), and now a connection between

NULL 2008-10-28 22:44:33.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Our A-frame with some falling snow. Today, we got a lot of calls about what the weather was doing up here. Since no one has written a comment for today, I will post something really quick about what has happened so far:A coastal low deepened and intensified as it made its way northward through Connecticut, up through Vermont and now over southeastern Quebec. Pressure fell through the day to a reading of 22.939 inches Hg as of 2200 EST tonight. This area of low pressure is bringing the first significant winter storm

Anna & Tatiana 2008-10-27 16:47:29.000 - Mike Carmon,  Summit Intern Anna & Tatiana Have you ever flown halfway around the world and been dropped into an environment where you know no one and don’t speak the language? If so, then you probably have a sense of the feelings of two of our newest visitors to the summit—Anna and Tatiana. They are from the Solovetsky Islands, located in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Tatiana is a meteorologist, and Anna has been nice enough to interpret for her. It has definitely been quite a learning experience explaining our methods and operations to Anna and Tatiana.

The Good Weather Shift 2008-10-26 15:40:18.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer Some of that good weather Ever since I started working for the Observatory, for whatever reason, there always seems to be one shift that sees all the warmer, clearer, fairer weather (the “good weather” shift) while the other gets all the stormy, extreme, and interesting weather (the “bad weather” shift). I use quotations because good and bad weather is all relative. What one person may consider good weather may be bad to another. Now to some people, it may seem more desirable to be on the good weather shift, but

Data Check. 2008-10-25 17:44:12.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist A sample of the forms we have to check. I do not get to watch much television. The summit does not have television since we do not have an antenna up and I do not get television at home. So whenever I am at a friends house or my parents house in CA, I indulge in as much television as I can get like it is a rare treat that is only imported once a year. One of the shows I watch is The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in

WFA & Sunset 2008-10-24 16:59:53.000 - Mike Carmon,  Summit Intern Camel's Hump & Mt. Whiteface If you come to the Observatory on a typical day, you’ll find two or three observers, an intern or two, a volunteer or two, and maybe a museum attendant, depending on the time of year. However, this past Wednesday and Thursday, the entire crew was up overnight. That included five observers, two interns, a couple of Snow Cat operators, Ken, and a volunteer. The occasion? Wilderness First Aid Training. Over those two days, we all participated in a crash-course in basic Wilderness First Aid. We

Snowy Shift Change 2008-10-23 18:47:26.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer Shift change in the snow The last two days have been extremely busy for all of the summit crew. So many things have been going on that it is actually difficult to pick just one to write about today. This is certainly a good problem to have though.Yesterday’s weekly shift change was the first one of the new winter season that required the use of four wheel drive vehicles with tire chains. This was necessary because of snow that was falling not only on the summit, but also at the base

volunteer comment 2008-10-22 08:37:44.000 - Katherine MacDonald,  Summit Volunteer Lakes of the clouds I'm honored to write the observer's comments for today. I've been to the summit of this mountain many times and never tire of the experience or the people I work as well as and the mountain itself. I've been asked by others why I continue to go back. Doesn't everyone have a place that they feel home away from home yet able to unwind and refresh? That's what it's like for me to return to one of my favorite places. Never mind the fact that although the

Museum Closed 2008-10-21 18:01:52.000 - Jordan Scampoli,  Summit Intern Lonely Museum As interns we have many responsibilities. These include assisting the observers with the hourly observations, doing research, giving tours, administrative tasks, and helping out in the museum.Generally Deb, the museum attendant on my shift, and Sharon, the attendant on the other shift (except this week), would take care of the museum all morning. Around lunchtime I would head down and allow her to take a lunch break. When the weather was nice those lunch breaks seemed to last a bit longer. Then I would come back down at night