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

building closes 2008-10-20 07:30:10.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer The building is closed for the season The Sherman Adams building is now closed. The museum attendant (Sharon), the interns (Jeff and Jordan), and Bill G (the retail coordinator), will all be packing up the museum today. This means two things: no more tours, and no more showers.As soon as the building closes, we are transferred to the winter septic system, which means we have to be extremely conservative with our waste water. We have a well so we can drink as much water as is needed, but we have to store

hike and length of day 2008-10-18 21:53:47.000 - Jeff Wehrwein,  Summit Intern NULL With the colder weather over our past two shifts, it has been difficult to get outside for any length of time. For some reason I'm not motivated to go for a hike when it's 20 degrees, 60 mph wind, and rime icing. Today the wind finally subsided enough so that 20 degrees didn't feel so cold. I took the opportunity to get outside for a short hike before sunset, visiting Mount Clay briefly. All afternoon, the summit was in and out of a thin but dense layer