Check out the weather up north

[noresman]

On a side note, for those of you fascinated by the weather atop
</PLACETYPE>Mt.
</PLACENAME>Washington in
</PLACE><STATE w:st="on"></STATE>New Hampshire, they just endured a "white hurricane". Snow, blowing snow and hurricane force winds have pummeled the summit for days now depositing over two feet of snow and drifting it 10 feet high! They are still a long way from the monthly record for snowfall though. That happened last October when 79" fell (we had all that flooding rain). Here's a link to the weather on the summit with pictures: http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/comments/ (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/comments/)

[JayW]

Thats crazy stuff up there. Mt washington certainly lives up to its name as the most unpredicatble weather in the world and also the most dangerous weather in the united states.

[Bigbear]

I spent a week volunteering on the sumit of Mt. Washington at the observatory. Shifts last one week and shift change is on Wednesdays. This past Wednesday for shift change they had to switch to the snow cat half way up the mountain. As a member of the Mt. Washington Observatory, one of the perks is that you get to spend a week at the sumit volunteering your time. You have to spend a week there during the non-winter, then you get the option of going back up in the winter. I was responsible for cooking for up to 14 people, and other tasks. I also helped with the weather obs. I was up there the 3rd week of September (in the mid 90s), and that year they got their first snowfall while I was there. We had to drive back down the mountain with chains on the vehicles. Had winds up to 74 mph while I was there. Pretty intense. For anyone that is truly into weather this is the place to go. Mt. Washington still holds the world record for the highest recorded wind speed 231 mph.

[seabass]

I spent a week volunteering on the sumit of Mt. Washington at the observatory. Shifts last one week and shift change is on Wednesdays. This past Wednesday for shift change they had to switch to the snow cat half way up the mountain. As a member of the Mt. Washington Observatory, one of the perks is that you get to spend a week at the sumit volunteering your time. You have to spend a week there during the non-winter, then you get the option of going back up in the winter. I was responsible for cooking for up to 14 people, and other tasks. I also helped with the weather obs. I was up there the 3rd week of September (in the mid 90s), and that year they got their first snowfall while I was there. We had to drive back down the mountain with chains on the vehicles. Had winds up to 74 mph while I was there. Pretty intense. For anyone that is truly into weather this is the place to go. Mt. Washington still holds the world record for the highest recorded wind speed 231 mph.

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[fisher16]

Nice stuff Bigbear I am weather watcher myself. Its really the power of the Weather that drives me to watch it. For instance last Friday I opened up the front door to watch that front collide with warmer air. I was a cool site to see the dark clouds go flying by at high rates of speed and the sound of the wind was intense.

[theothereric]

i have never gona up there, its somthing i would love to check out.

[Bigbear]

theothereric,

It is worth the ride. You can drive up take the cog railroad or walk. Yikes

They are closed now to the public and will not reopen till some time in May.

On a side note I also rode my atv up Mt. Washington. The state of N.H. ATV club has a ride to the summit every year. You ride up the auto road that is part tar and part gravel.

[ThomT]

great site big bear One of the those winter weekend trip would be pretty cool. Hmm maybe this winter will have to checkit out. THomT

[Bigbear]

Thom T

Noresman put up the link. I do not want to hijack his thread.

But if you have any questions about the "Rock Pile" feel free. I take it you where talking about one of the edu. trips? For this winter.

[noresman]

Don't worry about the thread. I saw the link on channel 22's web site and remembered Jay was up there this summer as well as my son and a few of his friends. Thought it was pretty cool to see how extreme it can get up there. I've climbed a couple mountains up there in my younger days but never Mt Washington.