Mount Washington Observers
an environment less ordinary
25 Below Zero
Sunday, Feb 15, 2004 (03:06
AM)
Initially, I wanted to start tonight's comment by saying, "West winds have scoured the summit for the past two days." That would be a fine opening sentence if there was actually something to scour. Long ago, the summit has been polished down to a semi-permanent ice layer. Nowadays about as much wind erosion occurs to that layer as it does to the concrete surface of the observation deck.
This winter's trend continues, and has us all reminiscing of days when retrieving the precipitation can actually meant something. Today, a few stray flakes touched down for a brief summit layover, before catching the winds for their final destination in Tuckerman's Ravine.
The cold air that has been knocking on New England's door, has finally made a forced entrance, though I'm sure many of you are already aware of this! We are approaching twenty-five degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Hurricane forced winds have of course joined forces with the cold and fog, generating adventure stories every time the door opens.
Jeff De Rosa - Observer
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