Changes in the snowpack... 2007-03-15 07:28:50.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer First sign of mud season at the base... Less than a week after ending our 60+ day streak without hitting the freezing mark, we find ourselves in a 24 hour period without going below freezing. In fact, the high temperature of 43 degrees yesterday tied the record high for the date. The mountain had a much different look yesterday as we ascended for shift change. Many bare spots, plenty of slush, some runoff, and the beginning of mud season down low, as evident from this picture. It’s all part of

Winter, where have you gone? 2007-03-14 08:03:12.000 - Alan Metcalf,  Summit Intern Rain wrecks havoc with our winter conditions Well, my plea for help seems to have backfired. It appears that the overwhelming participation in my little plan to provide us with some high winds, instead injected a large amount of humidity into the air. Just before Kyle and Mike headed to bed the rain began, and has continued through the night making Jon's night observations wet and miserable. We've woken up to the same dreaded scene that has become all too familiar this shift, clouds. Nothing but clouds as

We need your help! 2007-03-12 13:12:43.000 - Alan Metcalf,  Summit Intern NULL What is it that has Jon, Kyle, Mike, and myself so upset? What drives us to craziness? Why have we developed such a great dislike for the other shift, even though their our friends and a group of great guys? Well...THEY'RE GETTING ALL THE GOOD WEATHER! I'm sorry about that but enough is enough. We all come to work here looking forward to the winter weather. What do we get? Moderate winds, predominantly "in-the-clouds" visibility, and temps that tend to plummet so far down, we can't get out

Weather Changes 2007-03-09 01:00:38.000 - Mike Finnegan,  Summit Intern Shift-change Bocce After a couple cold and windy days, it seems the temperatures are finally beginning to moderate. We bottomed out today at -28 degrees around 5PM and have rapidly increased to a pleasant -6 degrees at 11PM, but winds are still up around 70 mph. Walking outside to take this last observation, I was greeted by a beautiful, orange moon low on the horizon. Wanting to get a closer look, I walked (with help of the wind) to the other end of the observation deck. With just a hint of

Dawn, clear and FRIGID!!! 2007-03-07 06:38:06.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Dawn through the window... Quick Video LinkMore info below...For the second day in a row, the summit of Mount Washington has set a new daily record low temperature, as -30F replaces -21 (1937) in the record books. But this morning, as we look around New England, we are not alone. Our temperatures at the Observatory have been warming steadily (and slowly) since they bottomed out at -37F yesterday morning, while valley locations are having their coolest temperatures as we speak. In fact, the summit is just a bit warmer than

Cold, now with video... 2007-03-06 14:49:06.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer NULL Quick Video Linkdetails below:An afternoon update on the conditions on the Rockpile. Temperatures bottomed out this morning at -37F, shattering the old daily record of -23F set in 1950. The temperature fell but one degree short of tying the all time March record of -38F also set in 1950. But the real news is that this was the coldest temperature seen on the summit, not just this season, but in over three years, going back to January 25th, 2004. Such a cold air mass so late in the year

BRRRRRUTAL! 2007-03-06 07:16:12.000 - The Summit Crew,  Mount Washington Observatory NULL The cold air arrived as advertised overnight. Temperatures are still falling, now at -36F for the low.The old daily record for the day was -23F.The all-time March record is -38F, we'll soon see if that's in the cards....The staff will post more information later this morning or midday today! Until then, tune into The Weather Channel at 9:40AM, where we will speak to them live...   The Summit Crew,  Mount Washington Observatory

Winter Returns...and gets brutal! 2007-03-05 08:22:16.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer To the snowcave... Just as we were getting used to the first moderated weather trend in over a month, we were thrown right back into the clutches of old man winter this weekend. Since the 'end of the storm,' we have picked up close to an additional 8 inches of great powder, and rumor has it that Tuckerman Ravine has well over a foot, on top of Friday’s storm. Conditions couldn’t be better on the summit right now, with large drifts finally forming after an extended absence (read “since October”).

After the storm 2007-03-03 12:21:20.000 - Brent Antkowiak,  Summit Intern NULL As the main slug of moisture from yesterday’s storm moved up the coast last evening, the center of the low pressure system moved overhead. This brought a near dead calm to the summit as the crew and our guests sat down for dinner. Within an hour, winds plummeted to fewer than 10 knots, then were followed by a quick return to the 40-50 knot range. It was rather eerie as I walked outside to find snow and ice pellets falling in the vertical, rather than the hurricane force wind

Changing weather and a big storm... 2007-03-02 09:38:19.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer The Atlantic Ocean... Change came quickly to the summit overnight, as our crisp, clear and calm air gave way to falling snow and increasing winds. But to dwell upon yesterday…well, what a day. Visibility exceeded 100 miles through the duration of daylight, and bright sun felt much warmer than the actual temperatures in the low teens. The staff, who on this shift haven’t seen such a day in about a month and a half, took turns going on hikes around the summit; Ryan did the Alpine Garden Loop,