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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

Meet Summer Interns Zakiya, Max and Maddie By MWOBS Staff We are excited to welcome six teammates to the summit of Mount Washington this summer! During their internship, these students and graduates will play a key role in supporting weather observation and data collection, engaging with the public and media and sharing weather information with visitors, and diving into a research project about mountain weather and meteorology. Below, meet three of the six team members as they reflect on their first few weeks on the summit. Zakiya Johnson Hey y'all! My name is Zakiya Johnson and I am one of the interns

Trail Report: Seek the Peak Hike 5 By Chris Nichols June 23, 2025 – Summit 5 of 17 “Mountain weather is subject to rapid changes and extreme conditions…” that’s the lead sentence for the Higher Summits Forecast. Since I typically leave my house well before the morning forecast is released, I had looked at the forecast from the night before. Mainly in the clear, with temps in the low 70's and wind 25 – 35. A pretty good forecast and the possibility of experiencing a new daily high sounded like fun. One of the many water crossings.