according to the Mount Washington Observatory. Not only do these winds hit Mount Washington at full speed but they are also siphoned toward the peak by the surrounding landscape. The mountains to the ...

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We take great pride in New Hampshire to be the home of Mount Washington, which is known as having some of the most extreme ...

The summit sees hurricane-force wind gusts more than 110 days of the year on average. The most powerful wind gust ever recorded by the Mount Washington Observatory was measured at 231 mph on April 21, ...

“Luckily, no one involved was injured,” said the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in ...

The Mt. Washington Observatory’s (MWOBS) annual Seek the Peak event will reach the quarter-century mark this summer as hundreds of hikers hit the trail to raise funds, earn gear, and ...

A snowboarder managed to out-run an avalanche Tuesday in Mount Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine, a moment that was captured by a wildlife camera. The video, shared by the Mount Washington ...

Mount Washington Observatory’s annual Seek the Peak event will reach the quarter-century mark this summer as hundreds of ...

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Now that was an adrenaline rush. Heart-pounding video captured a snowboarder frantically racing for his life as he barely outruns a massive avalanche on a New Hampshire mountain this week.

according to a statement from the Mount Washington Observatory. A webcam at the summit of Wildcat Mountain caught the avalanche on film, as well as a snowboarder who escaped the slide. The footage, ...