Windchills in teens, snow ice, stiff winds, temperatures in mid 20's. This was weather this past weekend (June 2-3, 2012) on summit of Mount Washington. Today, Temps have reached 34 degrees, so above freezing.
Of course, there's never a lack of idiots who think that just cause it's warm in the valley, that they can go to the summits in jeans and T shirts. Such happened.. a bunch of hikers this past weekend were in first stages of hypothermia. Fortunately, they got a ride down the mountain, after buying souvenirs from the gift shop. Story is on www.wmur.com.
I really don't get it. Mount Washington is known the world over for it's severe weather. They have a web site that gives us summit conditions and the forecast for the summits. Yet there are still these nuts who go hiking to the summits above tree line in June wearing just jeans, t shirt, and cheap ponchos! I trust you all are smarter than this!
DavidNH