Mount Washington

You might have noticed that temperatures got a bit cool in recent days, dropping into the 40s in many areas. Well, on top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, things are just a bit — OK, a whole lot — colder this time of year. It’s still several months away from winter, but already, the highest mountain in New England…

Members of a rescue group had to carry the body of a hiker nearly a mile in freezing temperatures and high winds after the man died on the Northeast’s highest mountain, authorities said.

Three vehicles at the summit of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington were destroyed in a fire Sunday morning, police said, sharing stark images of the damage atop the well-known mountain. The vehicles appeared to be SUVs, and they were completely charred and wrecked by the fire, according to images shared by the Gorham Fire Department, which put out the blaze...

A Massachusetts man who died on Father’s Day weekend, shortly after being rescued from a New Hampshire trail near Mt. Clay, is being remembered by his family as a loving husband and adoring father with a zest for life. Xi Chen’s grieving widow spoke to NBC10 Boston Monday night and said her husband’s future was cut short. He leaves...

53-year-old Xi Chen, of Andover, Massachusetts, died after hiking in treacherous conditions in New Hampshire’s White Mountains over the weekend.

Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Mass. was initially pulled from the Gulfside Trail on Saturday near Mt. Clay while attempting a “Presidential Traverse” through the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. He died on Sunday.

Authorities in New Hampshire announced that a hiker who’d been pulled from a trail in the state over the weekend has died from his injuries. Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Mass. was initially pulled from the Gulfside Trail on Saturday near Mt. Clay while attempting a “Presidential Traverse” through the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, according to the New…

After a series of 80 degree days, it may be hard to believe that it’s going to snow in parts of New England this weekend. But that’s what’s projected atop New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, where snow and wintry weather is expected on Saturday into Sunday. “WInter weather has returned!” The Mount Washington Observatory proclaimed on Twitter on Saturday morning,...

The group that advises the state of New Hampshire on managing Mount Washington is considering a proposal for upscale accommodations and a restaurant near the summit of New Hampshire’s highest peak. The owner of a historic railway that runs up Mount Washington is proposing to build the lodging. The Caledonian Record reports that Mount Washington Cog Railway owner Wayne...

The crew at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire have to deal with some of the most extreme conditions. We caught up with them during this weekend’s blizzard.

A new analysis of meteorological data collected atop the Northeast’s highest peak is shedding light on how climate change is playing out in the mountains.

Two skiers were caught in human-caused avalanches on Mount Washington and one of them was seriously injured, the mountain’s avalanche center said. A skier trigged an avalanche on Sunday near the the top of Left Gully, the first human-caused avalanche of the season. That triggered a second avalanche. The skier was carried about 800 feet and was not hurt. That…

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.