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A Summer I’ll Never Forget

A Summer I'll Never Forget By Madelynn Smith It’s hard to believe that my time here as an intern at Mount Washington Observatory is coming to a close. Before this internship I had never visited New England, and was only familiar with the hot, muggy summers and relatively mild winters that North Carolina typically brings. So it was definitely a change moving up to Mount Washington and getting used to the occasional freezing wind chills in the middle of summer! But it’s been a wonderful 6 weeks living on the summit full of exciting weather, beautiful summit views, and

August 20th, 2025|

My Photography Journey on Mount Washington

My Photography Journey on Mount Washington By Charlie Peachey I bought my first camera soon after finishing my internship at the Mount Washington Observatory in the summer of 2019, and that’s when my photography journey truly began. At the time, I didn’t know much beyond pointing and shooting, but the landscapes I was surrounded by demanded to be photographed. The following semester, I enrolled in a photography class to learn the basics of my new camera—how to control light, frame a scene, and understand the technical side of my gear. Once I had those fundamentals, I was off and

August 18th, 2025|

Capturing Our Community’s Seek the Peak History

Capturing Our Community’s Seek the Peak History By Drew Bush By now you’ve probably heard the fantastic news. This past July’s 25th Anniversary Seek the Peak broke new records, raising more than $300,000 ($50,000 over our goal) with 593 participants enjoying a picture perfect day in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who took part for helping us to accomplish this unimaginable outcome. Your efforts mean we can work every day to provide insight into extreme weather, communicate this science in a manner that keeps millions of listeners safe, and educate young

August 12th, 2025|

Highlights From My First Summit Summer

Highlights From My First Summit Summer By Amy Cotter While summer isn’t over yet, the month of August always feels like a wonderful bookend to my favorite season. I started with MWOBS in fall 2023 as a summit intern, followed by a year working with the MWOBS valley staff as an educator, and then moved into a Weather Observer position this past January, making this my very first summer spent on the summit. As such, summer’s end demands some reflection on my first magical, busy, and everything-in-between summer season spent at 6,288 feet. Over the past couple of months,

August 11th, 2025|

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hike 6

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hike 6 By Chris Nichols July 11, 2025 – Summit 6 of 17 On my last climb, I was expecting warm temps and sunshine when I got to the summit. Today, I started in the fog, climbed in the fog, and it was foggy when I took my summit photo…then the sun came out! Since the West Side is easier to get to when I’m doing a day trip, I once again climbed the Jewel Trail. This time I went up and down Jewel, which was a first for me. That makes for a

July 17th, 2025|

Three Steward-Recommended 52 With a Views For Seek the Peak

Three Steward-Recommended 52 With a Views For Seek the Peak By Eric Hansen and Fawn Langerman In the early 1990s, a new hiking list was created by a group called Over the Hill Hikers, based out of Sandwich, New Hampshire.  The "52 With a View" (WAV) hiking list has summits in NH that are lower elevation than 4,000’ summits, have an official trail to get there, and have a view! Over time some summits have been “delisted” as their views have grown in, and the current list has an incredible variety of hiking options in terms of location, trail

July 15th, 2025|

A Sneak Peek at #SeekthePeak25’s Après Hike Expo

A Sneak Peek at #SeekthePeak25's Après Hike Expo By MWOBS Staff https://youtu.be/CDyPm5kUgXc?feature=shared Whether you’re hiking with us this summer for our 25th Anniversary Seek the Peak or just want to celebrate with us, we’re less than two weeks away from our largest annual gathering at Great Glen Trails! The 2025 Seek the Peak Après Hike Expo is going to be big this year, with 475 hikers already participating in the event. If you're foregoing the fundraising hike but want to join us at the Expo, you can buy Expo tickets here ($15 per car in advance, $20 at the

July 9th, 2025|

Five Fun Things to Do During Seek the Peak Weekend

Five Fun Things to Do During Seek the Peak Weekend By MWOBS Staff Seek the Peak weekend is almost here, and we couldn't be more excited to bring together the amazing community that makes our work in weather and climate research possible. Even if you're not hiking or fundraising this summer for the event, we invite you to join us for a fun weekend in the Mount Washington Valley celebrating outdoor recreation, weather safety and forecasting, and the partners and supporters that make it all possible. Join us July 18 and 19 for Seek the Peak's 25th Anniversary celebration by

July 9th, 2025|

June 2025 By The Numbers

June 2025 By The Numbers By Ryan Knapp Diapensia in bloom in June. Photo taken 2025-06-19 by Ryan Knapp.  July has arrived, so it is a perfect time to look back and summarize June 2025 and the 2024/2025 snowfall season, which ended on June 30. If I were to use adjectives to summarize June 2025's weather conditions on the summit, they would be warm, foggy, and windy. To find out why, let's look back at some of the stats for June 2025: Our average temperature for June 2025 was 47.1°F (9°C), which is 1.6°F above the 1991-2020

July 7th, 2025|

Team Flags Return for Seek the Peak’s 25th Anniversary

Team Flags Return for Seek the Peak's 25th Anniversary By MWOBS Staff Mount Washington Observatory is looking forward to continuing a much-loved tradition for Seek the Peak’s 25th Anniversary: Team flags. In inviting teams and individuals to create #SeekthePeak flags, we are celebrating the creativity of our participating hikers, helping spread the word on the trails, and honoring the Virtual Year of 2020, when hikers’ flags were raised on the summit at sunrise while most of us were homebound. This initiative, brought forth by former MWOBS Marketing & Communications Director Krissy Fraser, marked a symbolic community effort and has

June 26th, 2025|

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