NULL 2006-02-22 15:07:00.000 - Jim Salge,  Observer Shift change day is always naturally hectic, perhaps even more so this week though. Therefore this comment will be brief... Ken Rancourt leaves the summit today, after he covered a week of vacation for myself, and he seemingly rewired everything in the tower, and across the summit. Fiber-optic cables now connect all the summit buildings, and this will lead to great projects and sensing around the White Mountains in the future. In all, a very productive week. While the events of the day were very busy in the transition and transfer of new

NULL 2006-02-20 22:31:50.000 - Tim Markle,  Chief Observer Working Overtime Conditions have become more "seasonable" atop the summit. The fog continues to hold on, howver, and occasionally there are a few snow showers. Temperatures have rebounded to near zero degrees, but still just below zero. This has been the longest stretch of below zero weather that has graced the summit in the past two years. It is amazing just how warm -5 to -10 can feel after being outside in a -30 degree chill!The snow showers have been few and far between. In fact, the summit is running a 30