A Little Snow… Six inches of snow on the road as we approach the summit of Mauna Kea A touch of snow and ice atop Mauna Kea this morning Keck 2 appears out of the fog and snow as we are nearly there The crew arriving to a summit to find several inches of fresh snow The Sun rising over an icy snowfield along the summit road of Mauna Kea Abandoning the summit as weather conditions deteriorate and the snow begins to fall Fresh snowfall blankets the summit of Mauna Kea The SMA (Smithsonian Submillimeter Array) under a heavy coating of ice and snow with Haleakalā in the background Mike Dahler clearing snow from the edge of the Keck 2 shutter April storm brought enough snow to cover the slopes of Mauna Kea The twin domes of Keck after a bit of snow on the summit of Mauna Kea Shoveling snow in Hawai’i! An MKSS snowplow clears the road atop Mauna Kea Looking across at the Keck 1 dome from the top of Keck 2 with Mauna Loa in the background We arrive to eight inches of snow at the telescopes The crew shovels the loading dock clear while the OMKM grader clears a troublesome snowdrift. A fresh snowfall blankets the summit of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa Snow falling around the IRTF telescope on the afternoon of March 3, 2015 George and Nick realizing how much snow must be moved Getting to the summit over a snow and ice covered road in heavy fog The SMA antennas in snow and fog A light snowfall atop the summit of Mauna Kea Keck 1 looms in the fog and snow Fesh snowfall from the top of the Keck 2 dome Fresh snow atop Mauna Kea, the first good storm of 2013 Share this:WhatsAppRedditEmail Author: Andrew An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi. View all posts by Andrew