Mount Washington

Authorities in New Hampshire said a hiker died due to an unknown medical condition while hiking in the Mount Washington area. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the 66-year-old man died while hiking up the Jewell Trail on Saturday. They said he was a resident of Naugatuck, Connecticut, and was hiking with his sons when he suddenly collapsed…

The body of a missing backcountry skier was found buried under 13 feet of snow in the Ammonoosuc Ravine at Mount Washington Wednesday night, according to rescue officials. The skier, whose name is being withheld until family is notified, was reported missing by his friends Tuesday night after he didn’t come home and wasn’t answering phone calls. After finding...

A skier survived after getting buried in an avalanche on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center reported in a Facebook post that the skier was carried from near the top of Left Gully almost to the floor of Tuckerman Ravine at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. The skier lost his skis and poles and when the flow…

A cat who patrolled the highest peak in the northeast U.S. for a dozen years as its weather observatory’s mascot has died. Marty, a black Maine coon cat, succumbed to “an unforeseen illness,” Mount Washington Summit Operations Manager Rebecca Scholand said in a news release Monday.  “As a past observer who lived on the summit for four years, I...

Whoa, it was wicked windy on Wednesday atop New Hampshire’s Mount Washington — up to 133 mph, to be exact. The Mount Washington Observatory sent out an intern to demonstrate just how intense it was on the windiest day of winter so far.

Three homes in the Berkshires were damaged in fires that state officials believe are connected and suspicious. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said Sunday night that the three houses were found burning on West Road in Mount Washington earlier in the day. Two of the houses are owned by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Both were destroyed. The…

We’re in the Mount Washington section of Los Angeles for a look at a property that minimizes environmental impact on every level. See how owner Steve Pallrand, founder of the firm Home Front Build, transformed his home using repurposed materials… Proving that chic design can and should be eco-friendly.

Massachusetts State Police rescued a lost hiker in the Berkshires after more than a five-hour search.

A cold front will traverse across New England today, bringing increased clouds and scattered showers to the region. It will be an otherwise nice, late-summer day with highs in the low to mid 80s south, mid to upper 70s in the North Country.

Despite the blistering heat, there’s still snow in one difficult-to-reach spot in New England. And where there is snow, there are skiers. After above-average snowfall last winter, a stubborn patch of snow remained at Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington as of Tuesday, according to Nick Brooke, a visitor services specialist for the Appalachian Mountain Club.

A fire and explosion on a small boat sent smoke soaring above Lake Winnipesaukee Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Six people were forced to jump off the boat, which floated toward Meredith Bay and the MS Mount Washington.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say they’re likely to recommend charging an 80-year-old hiker who was rescued while trying to reach the summit of Mount Washington. James Clark, of Dublin, OH, was found Friday immobile in the fetal position with signs of hypothermia. He was treated at a hospital for what authorities say were non-life-threatening injuries. He had been...

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say two people have died in two days while hiking trails in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, while a third hiker rescued survived.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say two people have died in two days while hiking trails in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, while a third hiker rescued survived.

New Hampshire authorities say a woman attempting to hike up Mount Washington in below-freezing conditions suffered an unknown medical condition and died. Officials say that 63-year-old Sandra Lee, of Mount Tabor, New Jersey, was hiking with two family members on Thursday while ascending a trail on the Northeast’s highest peak. They called 911 after Lee appeared to show symptoms of...

Authorities have identified a skier who died in an avalanche on Mount Washington.

A search for a Massachusetts man missing since March 10 has led investigators to look for clues on Mount Washington trails in New Hampshire, but so far, none have turned up. Officials say information on the whereabouts of 21-year-old Porith Stephon Sou, of Dracut, Massachusetts, remained unknown until his vehicle was found parked at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center at the...

Powerful winds have knocked out power for tens of thousands of people across southern New England. The National Weather Service wind gusts over 60 miles per hour were reported in parts of Massachusetts on Monday afternoon. Meteorologists say damaging winds are expected to last through at least sunset in Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island and Connecticut. Northern New England...

The U.S. Forest Service says police are investigating the death of a Mount Washington climber who was hiking up a snowy and icy area of the Northeast’s highest peak when he apparently slipped and fell more than 300 feet into a boulder-strewn area. The Forest Service said 37-year-old Jeremy Ullmann, of Somerville, Massachusetts, a neuroscientist at Boston Children’s Hospital, died...

Our chilly, dry, sunny weather will continue into Sunday, and winds will continue to diminish overnight. There were numerous wind damage reports and isolated power outages throughout the region Friday night and into Saturday morning. Mount Washington recorded its highest wind gust in a decade, coming in at 148 MPH. Monday will also be quiet. Temperatures will be seasonably chilly....