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Meet MWOBS' 2025 Seek the Peak Teams By MWOBS Staff Another year, another epic Seek the Peak. To celebrate our 25th
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Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory
Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory By Jackie Bellefontaine Photos by Erin Town Mount Washington Observatory is excited to share the news of a new collaboration with the University of Maine’s TRIO Upward Bound program, which brought high school students for an overnight experience at the Home of the World’s Worst Weather in early May. Upward Bound students observing the clouds. The University of Maine has been hosting TRIO Upward Bound programs since 1966, providing incredible opportunities for students from low-income communities and/or first-generation college households. Through Upward Bound, students receive college
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Meet MWOBS’ 2025 Seek the Peak Teams
Meet MWOBS' 2025 Seek the Peak Teams By MWOBS Staff Another year, another epic Seek the Peak. To celebrate our 25th Anniversary year, the staff at Mount Washington Observatory have created their own fundraising teams, and, in keeping with tradition, have
Full Circle on the Summit
Full Circle on the Summit By Peter Edwards Growing up in New England as a weather enthusiast, I always viewed the Mount Washington Observatory as a mythical place of meteorological extremes that inspired endless curiosity for me. That curiosity was propelled
Meet the Rime Rippin’ Weather Observers
Meet the Rime Rippin’ Weather Observers By Alex Branton Seek the Peak, Mount Washington Observatory’s largest annual fundraiser, is just around corner! On July 19th, hundreds of members from the community will gather at the Great Glen Trails to celebrate the
Ridgelines and Ravines: A Winter Exploring on Mount Washington
Ridgelines and Ravines: A Winter Exploring on Mount Washington By Marin MacDonald It’s been a cold and windy winter up here on the summit! Since my last blog post, I’ve learned how to forecast both winter weather and avalanche hazards, collected
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