frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On 4/25/05, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The record wind speed, IIRC, is 179 mph.  The road from the nature museum to
>> the summit is closed during periods of high wind, snow and ice.  I've been
>> on the summit with winds exceeding 70 mph.  No fun!  The reason for the
>> extreme wind speeds appears to be that the rock formations running more or
>> less E-W tend to funnel the wind  into the summit parking lot.
>
>Yeah, and there's going to be at least three Canadians on the
>mouintain simultaneously in early June.  That oughta influence the
>weather somehow!  <vbg>

I don't know about that. Having a Brit camping out on the ridge is what
seems to bring out the worst weather...

-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

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