[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
[VIDEO] Gnarly Spring Conditions in Tuckerman Ravine, NH SnowBrains | March 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 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
Mt Washington Avalanche Center Full Report on Skier Triggered Avalanche That Seriously Injured Another Skier in Tuckerman Ravine, NH SYNOPSIS: On December 5 at approximately 12:00 pm, a skier triggered a shallow soft slab avalanche near the top of Left Gully in Tuckerman Ravine, Mount Washington, NH. The skier was caught and carried, and a short distance later triggered a 2nd, larger avalanche. The skier was carried 800 vertical feet, unharmed and landed on top of the snow at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 9, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mount Washington Avalanche Center Presentation and Case Study on 2020 Avalanche Fatality AvyBrains | December 7, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Skier Seriously Injured After Avalanche Carried Him 600-Feet Over Rocks in Tuckerman Ravine, NH on Sunday The Mt Washington Avalanche Center reports that a slab avalanche in Left Gully in Tuckerman Ravine on Sunday carried a skier 600-feet downhill, hitting several rocks, and causing ‘bad breaks’. The solo skier was traveling uphill at the time. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry Skiing The avalanche, which had a 20″ crown at its thickest, was large enough to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 7, 2021 2 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
VIDEO: Why You Should Avoid Standing Underneath Annual Snow Arch on Tuckerman Ravine Trail, NH View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mt Washington Avalanche Center (@mwacenter) This time-lapse video shows an incident that occurred last summer when a hiker entered the snow arch that forms at the base of “The Open Book” feature where the Tuckerman Ravine Trail steepens and takes a turn to climb into the Sluice area. Related: […] SnowBrains | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
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