It felt great this morning to wake up and learn that 9″ of new snow had fallen on the summit of Mt. Washington last night. We were warned by the Observatory staff on Wednesday that the Alberta Clipper that was making its way toward us had the potential for a short burst of heavy snowfall. [...]
Don’t get overly excited, there isn’t much of any snow on the mountain yet, this is simply an early season check-in. We’ve not yet begun issuing advisories, either General Advisories or 5-scale forecasts. If you’re heading into the mountains in the coming days or weeks, you’ll be on your own for assessing the conditions. We’ll [...]