Tim Stanton @TimKStanton@mstdn.social
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When I hiked recently on this mountain ridge, the evidence of harsh weather from previous storms was clear. Features were covered with rime ice, like ghosts frozen (literally!) in time from strong winds and cold temps in those storms, supercooling the droplets from the fog/low-clouds and freezing onto the feature in interesting patterns. So eerie and unique!

Photo of wooden trail sign at snow-covered summit. The sign has elongated ice formations, all pointed in the same direction. This pattern is characteristic of rime ice-- the ice is pointed into the wind when it was formed, from the supercooled droplets in the fog/low-clouds. Exposed boulders near the sign. Distant mountain peaks seen at the horizon with blue sky overhead. This is at the summit of Mt. Lafayette. The highest peak on the horizon is Mt. Washington.Photo of large boulder at snow-covered summit. The boulder has elongated ice formations, all pointed in the same direction. This pattern is characteristic of rime ice-- the ice is pointed into the wind when it was formed, from the supercooled droplets in the fog/low-clouds. Another mountain peak seen down the ridge behind the boulder. Blue sky overhead. This is at the summit of Mt. Lafayette. The other mountain peak is Mt. Lincoln (with Mt. Truman in its foreground, barely distinguished from the ridge).Photo of large boulders at snow-covered summit. The boulders have elongated ice formations, all pointed in the same direction. This pattern is characteristic of rime ice-- the ice is pointed into the wind when it was formed, from the supercooled droplets in the fog/low-clouds. Distant mountain peaks seen at the horizon with blue sky overhead. This is at the summit of Mt. Lafayette. The highest peak on the horizon is Mt. Washington.Photo closeup of ice on one of the boulders at a summit. The boulder has elongated ice formations, all pointed in the same direction. This pattern is characteristic of rime ice-- the ice is pointed into the wind when it was formed, from the supercooled droplets in the fog/low-clouds. Photo is taken looking up at the ice with the solid blue sky overhead. This is at the summit of Mt. Lafayette.
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