Mount Washington In Winter

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The decades-old wind chart recorder is still accurate and on duty

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David Balfrey ascends to the instrumentation tower to clear the ice

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David Balfrey clears ice from the main doorway, allowing it to close properly

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The crew enjoys a Christmas dinner

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The crew practices soccer in a seasonally-vacant part of the building

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Outdoors may be harsh, but indoors is fine for computers and people

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Jim Salge changes the wind chart at midnight

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In 65-mph winds and temp of minus-11 F, Jim Salge de-ices the tower at 3 a.m.

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The early light of sunrise contrasts with still-shaded snow

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Snowdrifts can get very high against the Yankee FM building

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Rime ice on a railing at sunrise

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Rime ice with Mts. Jefferson and Adams

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When weather observers get bored

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Radio towers appear ghostly in the fog

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Sunset silhouettes the observatory tower

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Climbers descend the summit cone

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