A Labor of Love: How Volunteers Bring the Observatory’s Gardens to Life By Wendy Almeida If you've driven past the grounds of the Mount Washington Observatory’s North Conway office
Going with the Flow: Why New England Didn’t Experience Any Classic Nor’easters This Winter By Peter Edwards Why didn’t the Northeast experience any major snowstorms this year? If I
From Trailheads to Friendships: How 25 Years of Seek the Peak Built a Community By MWOBS Staff | April 30, 2025 From Humble Trails to Towering Triumphs In 2001,
A Look at The Big Wind and Measuring Extreme Winds at Mount Washington By Alexis George Ninety-one years ago on April 12th, Mount Washington Observatory recorded a world-record wind
Once In a Lifetime Isn’t Enough By Bill Ofsiany A once in a lifetime experience is an over-used term. It might apply to seeing a comet that won’t be back
Mount Washington Observatory Renews Partnership with Eastern Mountain Sports as Official Exclusive Outfitter NORTH CONWAY, NH and MERIDEN, CT(For Immediate Release)—Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), a business unit of
MWOBS Weather Forecasts Expand Beyond the Higher Summits By Alex Branton One of the most utilized products provided by Mount Washington Observatory is the Higher Summits Forecast. This 48-hour
Mount Washington Observatory’s “Seek the Peak” Hike-a-Thon Reaches Quarter-Century Mark North Conway, NH– Mount Washington Observatory’s (MWOBS) annual Seek the Peak event will reach the quarter-century mark this summer
One Down, One to Go By Ryan Knapp On my calendar for March 2025, I had two reminders of events to look forward to in the sky. The first
A Windy Start to March: A Look at Forecasting (and Battling) Category 4 Level Gusts By Charlie Peachey This winter at the Observatory has been freezing and, recently, historically windy.
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