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Backcountry skier dies in icy conditions on NH's Mt. Washington, 2 others hurt
A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions, officials said Sunday. At least two people were rescued during a search that extended through a stormy night and into Sunday morning. The U.S. Forest Service identified the skier who died as Madison Saltsburg. She fell about 600 vertical feet (183 meters) on Saturday afternoon in very…
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Man rescued in NH after hiking in freezing conditions, authorities say
Authorities rescued a man suffering from hypothermia and frostbite after reporting a fall and injury in the Ammonusuc Ravine of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington on Saturday. New Hampshire Fish and Game says they responded to a 911 call from 22-year-old Cole Matthes, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire reporting that he had an injury and needed help. Conservation Officers on the Advanced…
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Clouds or pancakes? Mount Washington Observatory spots rare phenomenon
Staff at New Hampshire’s famed Mount Washington Observatory were treated to a surprise visit Monday — a clump of clouds resembling a stack of flapjacks that floated over the tallest mountain in the Northeast.
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Skier rescued from Mount Washington after avalanche
Authorities rescued a New Hampshire man after he suffered a life-threatening lower leg injury during an avalanche while skiing on Mount Washington on Saturday. New Hampshire Fish and Game says the man, identified as 30-year-old Dominic Torro from Bow, was skiing through the area known as “Airplane Gully” with a friend when he triggered an avalanche and suffered the life-threatening…
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Foggy finish line as runners race to summit of New England's tallest mountain
A Colorado runner raced through cold drizzle to the summit of New England’s tallest peak, finding a finish line nearly obscured by fog, to win the Mount Washington Road Race on Saturday. Joseph Gray, 39 of Colorado Springs, won for a record-tying seventh time in a time of 1 hour, 24 seconds, followed by Sam Chelanga, 38, of Colorado Springs,…
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Record snow is falling on Mt. Washington in June
With Saturday’s snowfall, this is now Mt. Washington’s snowiest June on record since they began keeping data in 1932.
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Flash Snow Event Damages Road on Mt. Washington
Roads were damaged after Mt. Washington received 3+ inches of rain/snow on Monday. The section of Mt. Washington Auto Road 1.6 miles from the summit was washed out as a result, they said on a Faceboook post. Images show large potholes and crews working to fix the areas covered with water and snow on the road. The post says that…
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Snowboarder Caught on Video Escaping NH Avalanche: ‘It Was Just Luck'
RJ Phipps was hiking up Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington over the weekend with his wife when he took out his camera to shoot a snowboarder and skier. Within seconds, Phipps watched as the two men were nearly engulfed by an avalanche. He caught it all on video. The unidentified skier was able to scramble to the side of the…
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Mount Washington Sees Wind Chill at US Record -109 Degrees
By Saturday at 7 a.m., temperatures had dipped as far down as -45 degrees, two degrees shy of the lowest ever, with a wind chill that made it feel like -109, a new wind chill record for the observatory.
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Arctic Blast Sets Weather Records, Including New Lowest US Wind Chill in NH
New England experienced record-breaking cold as arctic air swept into the region Friday and Saturday, dropping temperatures below zero for millions. One place laid a claim for coldest in New England: Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, which made history nationwide. As of about 3 p.m. Friday, the observatory had already hit 36 degrees below zero, breaking the…