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Nothing to just above something
Posted by Raven on October 30th, 2006
I know where I’m going today.
Where this weekend’s storm was probably wet in your neck of the woods, on Mount Washington it was white.
The Mount Washington Observatory tabbed the second-snowiest October on record yesterday, with nearly 40 inches of snowfall, including more than 10 over this weekend.
That’s compared with the shattering record of 78.9 inches, which was set last year when lower parts of the state were overwhelmed with flooding.
This weekend, temperatures dropped to the lower teens at times and winds peaked at 144 mph.
I have this urge…to go have a look.
“It been quite a harrowing tale,” said Jim Salge, an observer atop the 6,288-foot mountain. “I’ve been here four years, and this is among the strongest days we’ve had.”
Visibility over the White Mountains was squelched by fog and snow that swirled with the gusts. Sight distance went from “nothing to just above something,” Salge said.
The trails are all closed now. I love to see the mountains this time of year- not for the foliage, but for the pristine white tops
and fog! There are no leaves left on the trees in my town. This weekend’s wind took care of that. WINTER is coming.
October 30th, 2006 at 9:02 am
you have fun and stay safe. donot get blowen down the hill….
October 31st, 2006 at 5:38 pm
I did get blown around a bit- but not down the hill.
Heh.
It’s really awesome up there and I am dead serious about wanting to do that job thing for a few months.