Mt Washington, Climb to the Clouds 2011

Subaru USA - D. Higgins

David Higgins start of record breaking run. I think he broke the record on both of his runs, but the sky was clear at the top for all second runs of the day.  According to Nick, one couldn't see more than 25ft near the top during the first run.

Nick Wheelock - second run

You'll notice that part of Nick's front left bumper is missing - he slid off on his first run doing minor damage to the car.  After coming to a full stop he turned the wheel and drove back on the roadway and continued his run to the top.  The fog was so thick he said he could have used a cane out the window to feel around for the road.

Score board first run - Click to zoom

As I walked back to the parking area at the end of the day I was able to see the top of the mountain and the sun reflecting off the windshields of the cars as they drove back down.  Pretty amazing change considering that I drove to the base that morning in rain and fog.

Winter storm, March 2011.

Frosty waits patiently by the door not realizing it's going to be awhile before he can go out.  I had to get a snow shovel from the garage and shovel snow by standing in the living room.   

Later the snow climbed up the glass, covering the first row of squares.   The wind was blowing the snow off the roof and by the time the storm was over one had to look up to see out the window.  The strange part was that about 25ft from the house the grass was exposed.  The winds were very strong throughout the day, and the snow accumulated very fast during the morning.  At times the visibility was near zero.

The neighbors kid got out his snowboard and asked if he could try out the drift.  I said, "go for it."

This snowdrift was nearly 7ft tall by the end of the day, and the deck is 3ft off the ground.  Therefore I estimate the total height to be about 10-11ft.  For the fun of it (and partly necessity) I dug a tunnel down the stairs to the ground below.