A Little Nasty Weather

The current conditions at the summit? Heavy ice, freezing fog and 100mph sustained winds with 135mph gusts. The NWS has issued a blizzard warning and OMKM has warned the summit crews to evacuate.

Yes, our day crew abandoned the summit a couple hours ago.

Freezing Fog
MastCam image of freezing fog at the summit

Author: Andrew

An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi.

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