Nearly a dozen top television broadcast meteorologists from Boston and other Northeastern cities visited Wachusett Mountain on Saturday, May 21st for a weather conference presented by the National Weather Service!

The weather people gathered as part of a special NWS certification course. The New England Ski Areas Council/Snow Country offered an enlightening talk during lunch about all the common misperceptions the public has about "winter weather."

It was an unprecidented gathering of so many high level "weather" minds in one place and they all promised a beautiful snowy winter for next season!

Pictured: Pete Bouchard (Boston, WHDH Ch. 7), Glenn Field (National Weather Service), Harvey Leonard (Boston, WCVB Ch. 5), Mish Michaels (Boston, WBZ CBS 4), Bill Babcock (National Weather Service), Hayden Frank (National Weather Service), Dick Albert (Boston, WCVB Ch. 5), Richard Hoffman (New York, TV 12 Long Island), Brian Lapis (Springfield, WWLP Ch. 22), Charles Orloff (Blue Hills Observatory). Front Kneeling - Terry Casey (Boston, WHDH Ch. 7), JC Monahan (Boston, WCVB Ch. 5), Lee Brock (Allentown, Pa, WFMA TV), Joseph Joyce (New England Cable News), Joe Venuti (Boston, WB 56). Not Pictured: Todd Gross (Boston, WHDH Ch. 7).

Bill Babcock (NWS) and Dick Albert (Ch. 5 Boston)

Harvey Leonard (Ch. 5 Boston), Mish Michaels (Ch. 4 Boston), and Glenn Field (NWS)

Terry Casey (Ch. 7 - Boston) and Brian Lappis (Ch. 22 - Springfield)