Snowing AGAIN on Mauna Kea

[Carey]

They have issued a winter weather advisory

[Guest]

Can you ski up there ?

[Carey]

Some years yes. But downhill always ends in lava rock, so control of descent is more than helpful. and there are large lava boulders that can cause a painful stop if not accounted for.

This year the snow base has not been much & the majority of the snow was gone quickly for the first two snows - there were a few long scrapes of snow hanging on but most likely those were icey

ADDED: 2 Pictures:
http://ulocal.kitv.com/mediadetail/18527312?collection=21517&moderationstatus=1&offset=2&channel=25033&collection=21517&gid=79867&includeChildGroups=approved
http://ulocal.kitv.com/mediadetail/18527809?collection=21517&moderationstatus=1&offset=1&channel=25033&collection=21517&gid=79867&includeChildGroups=approved

[unknownjulie]

Driving up to my house it sure is beautiful to see the mountain with snow!

[TomK]

Those pictures look so serene, Carey. I saw the same scenes driving into work this morning and wished I had taken my camera with me. On the other hand, despite looking so nice, the conditions at the summit during that time were life-threatening. Winds were over 100-mph and before I drove in noticed that the CFHT had recently recorded a wind gust of 163-mph. I'm not sure I trust that number but watching the scene live via video from a webcam up there things were certainly blowing.