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Yes, I think that is correct. Note the MWOBS temperature has appeared to flatline at -46.1 F for the past few hours.

Still -46.2 with -109 wind chill at 8:20 pm

Apparently there is another spring prognosticating groundhog named Wally who has a 58% success rating; I am assuming that he lives where the sun shines more often than is the case in Pennsylvania.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which supposedly means six more weeks of winter. But according to the Stormfax Almanac and NOAA, Phil has been correct only 39% of the time all time and 40% of the time over the past ten years, not surprisingly a much worse record than any NWS/NOAA...

The standard dry adiabatic temperature lapse rate is 5.5 F/1000 ft (9.8 C/km). The MWO's mesonet stations along the Auto Road track lapse rates nicely, and become interesting when there are inversions. I do not think that will be any temperature inversions with this high pressure cold air mass...

My summer working in the AMC huts was the best and hardest job that I have ever had and I wish that I had returned for three more summers while in college. Made lots of lifelong friends, including many rock and ice climbing partners who worked in the huts or on the AMC trail crew. AMC...

I do not think that California charges for SAR, not yet anyway, although legislative bills are pending. Just NH, ME, VT, ID, OR, and HI so far, and all with limitations, such as for negligence, I think.

I think that Maggie nailed it on the head; thanks for posting link here. Those of us in the SAR community invariably share Maggie’s views on compassion. We commonly converse with our litter-carry patients about how their broken ankle or twisted knee could have been easily one of our own, even...

I do not think that the dungeon in winter is an option these days as it fills with ice close to the ceiling from lake overflow, I think.

I have not hiked UP Caps Ridge in winter conditions, as I have been unwilling to make the long walk up J Notch Road since doing that to make an easy bushwhack to Mt Dartmouth about 25 years ago. But, I like skiguy’s suggestion to xc ski up to J Notch. I do not think that the scrambling on the...

Oh, for sure. The shortest winter route to Jeff back in the day was from Rte 2. At the end of January 1972, three of us made a moonlit, south-to-north traverse of the Presi’s from Crawford’s to Appalachia, with the headlights of snow machines running the Mount Clinton Road visible below. An...

Glad that worked out for you, BtH. Zippy just posted on NETC that he removed several blowdowns today that you crawled under on Jewel yesterday. Maybe this loop hike will finally become popular this winter.

NETC report on party of four doing the Jewel - Caps Ridge loop today, with lots of blowdown removals to boot. :-)

The one time I hiked Booundary Line in winter it was already broken out so I was not paying attention to blazes, and IIRC long stretches of the trail were submerged in standing water that does not seem to drain well, even in winter. I have had no regrets making the longer road walk, any time of...

I always have problems seeing the cairns on my way down to the uppermost Cap, relying more on the white sign posts near the junction with the Cornice Trail.

I ascended Jeff via Jewell and descended Caps Ridge this past March 17th. Fortunately I had my MSR Denali’s as the bottom mile out to the parking lot in Jeff Notch would have been difficult bare-booting as it did not appear that anyone had been on the route in a long time. I chose not to deal...

Great clip, as I know lots of folks who are in agreement with Burt. But, it is Burt’s Scout that brings back fun memories from my summer working for a mineral exploration company in Maine, a decision that I would do over by continuing summer employment in the AMC huts instead. The company rented...

I get up to $25,000 to cover my rescue anywhere in the world as high as helicopters can fly through Global Rescue Ltd with my American Alpine Club membership. I have no idea how the AAC makes the financials work, but apparently it works based on testimonies that I have read.

And, lest we forget, Jimmy C was President when China Syndrome and TMI happened and spent 7+ years in the USN submarine service post-WWII, overlapping with my uncle for one year at the submarine base in Groton, Connecticut. A cousin’s son still works at Electric Boat in Groton.

Ha, ha, ha, Grey J is like the Kramer character on Seinfeld, willing to say what everyone is unwilling. :-). I actually noticed that Rhody had trimmed his beard between videos at some point between recent trips. Please keep these videos coming, Rhody, as I am living vicariously these days with...