Rime Ice Formation 2007-10-25 16:05:11.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer Chunk of ice The picture you see attached to this comment was not taken today....unfortunately. It was taken on the Saturday of my last shift, October 13th. The summit had received a good coating of ice the night before, and then we cleared out of the fog just in time for a spectacular sunrise.So why would I be showing you a picture of a piece of ice, taken nearly two weeks ago? Because you are looking at science in action my friends, that’s why.The piece of ice you see me holding

Two years ago... 2007-10-23 04:10:58.000 - Zach Allen,  Meteorologist NULL As I awoke yesterday afternoon something struck me. Two years ago in 2005, a freak October storm dumped lots of wonderful white snow on the northern White Mountains. A friend of mine and I left our apartment in Holderness, New Hampshire to come up to ski the East Snowfields for a weekend trip. It was an epic late October. Being able to ski from the summit sign down to just above Lion’s Head was hard to fathom. Other places like Wildcat Ski Area opened up for a week while locals

Winter or Summer? 2007-10-22 10:31:43.000 - Karen Thorp,  Summit Intern Obs Window Yesterday night the Sherman Adams building closed for the season. Although the occasional cog train and hikers will still periodically grace the summit with visitors, so begins the long, cold winter. Long, cold winter I say, and yet the current temperature is 53 degrees F and winds light (relatively) at 39 mph. Currently the “summer-like” weather is being propagated into the area by an offshore high pressure system bringing warm air from the W. I hope as well as others, that is unseasonable trend changes quickly into a

fun with winter 2007-10-21 10:42:22.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer ready for take off “O hushed October morning mild,Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild,Should waste them all.”----Robert Frost, “October”The other shift may get to boast of cold temperatures and the first significant snow fall of the season, but this shift gets to boast the highest wind of the season recorded thus far. Before I went to sleep, Zach asked me if I wanted to be woken up if we reached winds of 100 MPH. What kind of weather observer on the top of Mount Washington

Fun with winter 2007-10-21 10:26:25.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer ready for take off “O hushed October morning mild,Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild,Should waste them all.”----Robert Frost, “October”The other shift may get to boast of cold temperatures and the first significant snow fall of the season, but this shift gets to boast the highest wind of the season recorded thus far. Before I went to sleep, Zach asked me if I wanted to be woken up if we reached winds of 100 MPH. What kind of weather observer on the top of Mount Washington

NULL 2007-10-20 08:20:09.000 - Kyle Paddleford,  Observer The Signature of a Cold Front As forecasted by the summit staff, the daily record high of 53 degrees set in 1947 was equaled yesterday just ahead of the cold front. I should mention that this record was also equaled in 1965. It did not come as too much of a surprise to the crew with all the unseasonably warm temperatures as of late. Plus, this shift always gets the warm temperatures, while the other shift gets the cold. The previous statement has been said many times before and actually holds quite true.

Forecasting in the Backcountry 2007-10-18 22:14:30.000 - Zach Allen,  Meteorologist A taste of Vermont. This entire off week was spent backpacking a 40 mile section of the Long Trail in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont. It was a switch from hiking in the White Mountains. The trek went smoothly and was very relaxing. The one thing that was hard to get used to was what the weather was going to do while in the wilderness. A week ago, the question was if the weather was ever going to clear up. The first couple of days were socked in with

Volunteer Reflections 2007-10-17 08:08:22.000 - Paul Goundrey and Steve Walsh,  Summit Volunteers Tower at sunrise Thoughts from the Top, my first week as a volunteer:-Cooking for 8-11 people is hard work.-Having fun cooking for 8-11 people with fellow volunteer Steve.-Choclate Chip bars, homemade hot fudge sauce (thanks Aubrie) and whipped cream, 'nough said!-Quite a place to call home for a week, imagine Bigelow and Monticello Lawn as your backyard!-Things I noticed in 70 mph wind, snow and fog:*Ever try to empty a mouse trap?*If you like winter this is the place for you. Loving it!*Don't need to go for a

Nin 2007-10-16 17:21:28.000 - Nin,  Summit Cat Agent Nin Hello, this is Nin.Do not be alarmed.I have not been abducted.I am on a secret mission.I was sent down for my yearly physical.I report to you now from the valley office location of Mount Washington Observatory. They also call this place the Weather Discovery Center but I have discovered no weather of any type since I have been here, at least not by my standards.Here is what I have learned so far;There are no mice here.There are no hikers here.I don’t smell food.There is no kitchen here.Nobody has any cookies.There are

IT observers reflections. 2007-10-15 21:02:22.000 - Steve Welsh,  IT Observer Interesting riming. It’s Monday evening and my first week, living at the top of Mount Washington, is drawing too a close. It’s been a great change for me having spent the last 15 plus years working in the printed circuit board manufacturing industry. Quite a culture shock moving from an eight foot cubicle to standing on top of the observation tower de-icing in sixty mile an hour winds! All in all the week has been great, the views from my new office are truly out of this world. The weather