[PHOTOS] June-uary! Winter Returns to Mount Washington, NH Winter returned to Mount Washington, NH, over the weekend with a couple of inches of snow, below-freezing temperatures, and icing affecting the peak. Related: Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The World’s Worst Weather Check out these beautiful pictures shared by the Mount Washington Observatory. A view of our June-uary weather this morning. The higher terrain of NH and ME will […] SnowBrains | June 20, 2022 0 Comments
Mount Washington Auto Road, NH, to Open May 14 The Mount Washington Auto Road is a 7.6 miles toll road in southern Coos County, New Hampshire that extends from New Hampshire Route 16 in Green’s Grant, just north of Pinkham Notch, westward to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. The road was completed and opened to the public in 1861. Related: Washington’s North Cascade Highway […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2022 0 Comments
3 Parties Just Miss Being Caught in Huge Avalanche on Mount Washington, NH Report from Mount Washington Avalanche Center On the morning of February the 5th, 2022 there were 16 new inches of snow at Hermit Lake. Around 0730, during an early morning drive to Pinkham Notch from the Mount Washington Valley, it was apparent that significant wind loading had already begun. The higher summits and ridgelines were entrenched in thick plumes of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mount Washington Avalanche Center Presentation and Case Study on 2020 Avalanche Fatality Mount Washington Avalanche Center Director Frank Carus delivers a presentation and case study on the 2020 avalanche fatality in Ammonoosuc Ravine, Mount Washington, New Hampshire. This incident impacted our community greatly. The victim was experienced, well known, and loved within the backcountry community. Backcountry travel in avalanche terrain is dangerous. We hope this case study furthers your understanding of avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 7, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Washington, NH Sees First Ice at Summit Since June and First Snow of the Season Earlier this week, the temperature at the summit of Mount Washington, NH, briefly dipped below freezing, resulting in the first icing event since June 23rd and the first snow flurries of the season. During shift change today, a brief snow shower passed over the summit which was the first of the season! Of course everyone had to go outside to […] SnowBrains | September 29, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Survives 1,000-Feet Fall Down Main Gully on Mount Washington, NH After Binding Fails on First Turn At approximately 4:00 pm, on Saturday, April 3, 2021, a call was received for a skier that was injured after a tumble down a steep slope in the Gulf of Slides on the south-east side of Mount Washington, NH. Related: Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The World’s Worst Weather The victim was identified as 61-year-old Arild Hestvik of Newark Delaware. Limited […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 5, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Washington, NH Saw -73º Windchill and 131-MPH Gust Yesterday In the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, conditions on Mount Washington on 2nd March, 2021, cemented the mountain’s status as having some of the gnarliest weather in the world. A wind chill of -73ºF and gusts up to 131-mph were recorded yesterday. At -23F, a wind chill of -73F, and winds gusting to 108 mph, with a […] Weather SnowBrains | March 3, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Washington Avalanche Center: This is What an Unsurvivable Avalanche Looks Like… Mount Washington Avalanche Center shared a few images on Instagram yesterday of a huge natural avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, NH. Scary stuff… In case you are wondering what an unsurvivable avalanche looks like, this is it. This large to very large (D2.5) natural avalanche occurred last night (2/23-24) when WNW winds transported what remained of the loose […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 25, 2021 0 Comments