NULL 2006-04-12 10:24:29.000 - The Summit Crew,  Mount Washington Observatory On this day, 72 years ago, weather observers on Mount Washington recorded the highest wind speed on the surface of the earth, a record that stands to this day. The weather station at the summit is a in a way a tribute to the dedicated work of these early crews, but today, the data gathered here is perhaps more valuable than ever. To read the story of how the world record wind was recorded, please follow this link.How long will this record stand...our crew believes its only a matter of

NULL 2006-04-11 07:25:24.000 - Anthony Ciervo,  Summit Volunteer Well what can I say! It all started last June when my good friend John Lind took myself and a couple of other friends for a motorcycle ride from Laconia to the top of Mount Washington. John knows the people that work here so he got us a tour of the facility, He told me that he volunteers here for a week so I mentioned to him I would be interested in coming up for a week. John said that saw the passion in my eye and was going to try and

NULL 2006-04-09 10:06:48.000 - Neil Lareau,  Observer Fresh Rime In the morning: A raven flying in 75 mph sustained winds, wings tucked and at times trembling; Holding itself in balance, but not without effort. Carving through the air and set against the white landscape its body seemed as a void of all color and light; almost a roving subtraction from the landscape.In the evening: Immaculate white highlighted by intense low angle light.Multiple feet of fresh rime, a few inches of fresh snow, and 20” inches of half week old snow have transformed the landscape to one almost devoid of exposed

NULL 2006-04-08 04:19:28.000 - Tim Markle,  Chief Observer Snow Drifts on Five Mile Yesterday was a tricky forecast as a southwest flow and temperatures climbing to around 30 degrees shed some doubt as to what type of precipitation would fall on the summit yesterday. Luckily the precipitaiton fell as all snow (1.9'), albeit a heavy, wet snow. There was no need to worry about falling ice, or deicing globs of glaze ice from freezing rain!The latest wintry weather is now departing the summit as high pressure tries to build in and scour the clouds and lingering snow showers away. Once

NULL 2006-04-06 02:58:56.000 - Tim Markle,  Chief Observer It seems like the comparisons of the recent spring snow to the storms of October keep coming. The similarities were drawn again yesterday morning as the crew rode up during shift change. The snow was about a foot deep all the way down to the base of the Auto Road, and our snow tractor was half way up the road. Luckily, the Auto Road was busy plowing the bottom half of the road so all we needed to get up to the snow tractor was a four-wheel drive truck and a good

NULL 2006-04-05 06:32:59.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Drifts of snow... Well, this has truly been a classic spring elevation snowstorm, and while the heaviest precipitation took a slight veer to the east yesterday, the mountains have still cashed in. A quick recap of snowfall amounts, we'll go from low to high: Conway resided on the rain snow line, switching back and forth all day, accumulating a slushy mess. Jackson fared better, with some accumulation in the Village, but as much as 5 inches in the hills! Heading north, heading up...Pinkham Notch Picked up about 10 inches, and Hermit Lake in

NULL 2006-04-03 21:44:33.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Hole in the clouds... Before I talk about the impending MAJOR snowstorm, I have to recount a natural phenomenon that we saw this afternoon! Through the day, we had been watching a layer of clouds work its way in from the west, and by afternoon they had come in pretty thick, dark and gray. The underside of the clouds was taking many neat undulations as the mountainous terrain caused turbulence at their bases...and a watchful eye was kept to the windows through much of the afternoon. As we observed, an incredible display of

NULL 2006-04-03 10:09:02.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Observer Greens and Adirondacks... What a difference a day makes. Today is clear and calm. Yesterday, although windy, were some of the clearest conditions I have experienced up here, as you can see the Adirondacks in this picture taken last night...Saturday on the other hand, was chaotic from the time I woke up until the time that I went to sleep. I woke up at 1:30PM and ventured up to the weather room right as the edge of an approaching line of rain was heading our way. We were debating whether or not we

NULL 2006-04-02 05:51:58.000 - Nin,  Summit Cat As we spring ahead this weekend, we invite you to help the Observatory spring ahead in a very important way. As a private non-profit organization, the Mount Washington Observatory relies on the generous support of memberships and donations to sustain not only the vital work at the top, but also its website, valley museum, research and educational programs.For the annual summit fund this year, we still need to raise $65,000 to reach our goal of $140,000 for 2006. Staff, Trustees and Volunteers recently ran a phone-a-thon and raised $10,000 that was matched by

NULL 2006-04-01 05:19:52.000 - Nin,  Summit Cat The Ravine from Wildcat... A discovery by an eminent botanist (who wishes to remain nameless) on a recent Observatory EduTrip may have a significant impact on spring skiing in Tuckerman Ravine this year. A little-known and endangered plant, previously known only to exist in far, far arctic regions of Canada, has thought to have sprouted in the exact center of the 'Left Gully' in the Ravine. Pending confirmation of this possibly very rare plant, a number of organizations involved environmental protection are poised to call for the limitation of human activity within the