• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Snow Ghosts in the Mountains and Rimed Trees in the Highlands

John Farley

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Recently I had the opportunity to observe some spectacular winter scenes associated with the phenomenon of rime icing, which occurs when supercooled water droplets from fog freeze onto trees and other objects.

On February 10, while skiing at Ski Santa Fe in the Santa Fe National Forest, I observed and photgraphed what skiers call "snow ghosts." These form when trees become rimed and then accumulate snow, which sticks to the trees pretty much everywhere on the windward side, due to the presence of the rime:

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Then, on February 12, while driving to Denver for the National Storm Chaser Convention, I observed some "winter wonderland" scenes of rime on trees near Springer, NM:

Springer21210-1.jpg


More photos and additional discussion at:

http://www.johnefarley.com/feb10rime.htm
 
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