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Very cool fun in VERY cold weather…

Very cool fun in VERY cold weather... 2007-01-17 19:30:28.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer New video below! Conditions on the mountain the past 36 hours have been well, rather brutal. After a 30F degree drop in six hours following Monday’s storm, temperatures continued to slide through the day on Tuesday and into Tuesday night. Winds steadily increased as well, by 7AM, the observers had recorded a temperature -32F and a peak wind speed of 111mph.Conditions were deemed too dangerous during for the typical 8AM shift change, and Brent and I found ourselves holed up in the AMC Pinkham Notch Camp enjoying

January 17th, 2007|

The Cold Shoulder

The Cold Shoulder 2007-01-17 08:15:21.000 - Norm Shippee,  Summit Intern Summit Soccer Its coming to then end of my stay here on the mountain, and it seems to have decided to give me the proverbial cold shoulder with temps below -30 and winds at 80+ miles per hour, causing wind chill values in the -70s or below. The weather up here has been as expected; cold, windy, and unpredictable. The snowfall from the other day as example; it has been a difficult winter to love snow and live in New England. Never before have I seen sleet pellets come down

January 17th, 2007|

And so it goes, reality is as it is…

And so it goes, reality is as it is... 2007-01-16 08:25:01.000 - Neil Lareau,  Observer NULL Yesterday may have been one of the most emotionally difficult days of my life. You see, I love winter, I love skiing, yes, but even more than that I love the excitement of a snow storm; the anticipation of a world soon transformed to cushioned white. I love the dampened sound in a forest when it snows, the slow hiss of steady snow piling up, the smell in the air the hour before the snow starts, the leaden grey of the nimbostratus. All of

January 16th, 2007|

Night Hike to Clay

Night Hike to Clay 2007-01-14 08:13:04.000 - Mike Finnegan,  Summit Intern Undercast Sunset Well, we’re back in the clouds this morning, much like we were yesterday morning. However, we were graced with clear skies for the afternoon and evening yesterday, adding some color to the otherwise grey and white landscape. Being such a beautiful night and happily satiated from yet another incredible meal cooked by Steve Moore, this week’s volunteer, Neil and I decided it was best to go for a jaunt over to Clay – there could have been no better idea. Orion stood crisp and bright, towering over

January 14th, 2007|

In Memory of Brad Washburn

In Memory of Brad Washburn 2007-01-11 17:09:19.000 - Peter Crane,  Director of Programs NULL It is with great regret that the Observatory notes the passing of one of its Life Trustees, and one of its greatest supporters. Brad Washburn died last night in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was 96 years of age. A brief note such as this cannot begin to do justice to the formidable career of Brad. He was an explorer, an educator, a photographer, a cartographer, and more. As an explorer, he led expeditions to unmapped areas of Alaska; he pioneered the use of aerial photography and ski-equipped

January 11th, 2007|

6 inches of new snow!!!!!

6 inches of new snow!!!!! 2007-01-09 08:26:37.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Snow drifts at the front door... Finally, some normal wintry weather has arrived on Mount Washington. Snow, sleet, freezing rain, freezing fog, high winds and COLD temperatures. All these conditions and more arrived yesterday, and look like they will hold for through the week now. The staff is on their way out the front door with shovels for the first time in a while, to remove the rather large drifts that have built up. All this from the storm that dropped a bit over 6 inches on the summit.

January 9th, 2007|

Hard Precip…

Hard Precip... 2007-01-08 10:08:11.000 - Brent Antkowiak,  Summit Intern Smiling through 70mph sleet... As we get further into January, hope for a return, or should I say beginning, of winter slowly dissipates. On the contrary, the past few days have built some excitement on the mountain as forecast models have shown a decent low pressure system moving into the northeast and hope for at least some snowfall was renewed. Well, as is typical for this winter, plain old snow is not the precipitation of choice this morning. After taking Jim’s “recommendation” to walk out on the observation deck to get

January 8th, 2007|

Back to winter…

Back to winter... 2007-01-07 08:22:16.000 - Jackie Johnson,  Summit Intern NULL Yesterday, with the lack of snow up here, true winter depression had set in. Being on the summit of Mount Washington and not seeing any snow in January is very disheartening. Then waking up to the temperature in the forties yesterday was just the icing on the cake. Last night, with winds up in the eighties Jim took Brent and I outside to test our sea (actually- wind) legs. Luckily for us, the tower blocked the brunt of the wind and all the ice had melted off the deck,

January 7th, 2007|

An EduTripper

An EduTripper 2007-01-06 06:17:03.000 - Brian Wilk,  EduTrip Participant Edutrip The last time I was up on the summit was for “Seek the Peak” weekend on July 22nd, 2006. This was about 6 months ago in the heart of summer and the temperature was only 50 F. when I left the summit at 1pm. Today in the heart of winter I went out for my morning stroll around the summit it was a balmy 39 F.! Where did winter go? I come here to experience Mother Nature’s extremes, but it still eludes me. I was however fortunate enough to experience

January 6th, 2007|

Warm, warm, warm, warm…

Warm, warm, warm, warm... 2007-01-05 08:20:40.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Sunrise over the southern peaks... I suppose that if you are trying to instruct photography on Mount Washington in January, weather like yesterday is just about what you dream of. Warm temperatures, manageable winds, and what the heck; throw in thin veil of clouds to make the light really pop. That’s what our Edu-trippers were treated to from the time they arrived to the colorful sunset. Leader Ned Therrien enthusiastically led the group around the summit for the best views and scenes, and I think everyone came away with great

January 5th, 2007|

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