New Hampshire PBS recently received a Boston/New England Emmy® Award for outstanding historical/cultural program. MT. WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD TO THE SKY explores the more than 150-year history of the Mt. Washington Auto Road in New Hampshire, which has guided millions of visitors to the highest peak in New England by car, truck, foot, ski and bicycle.

Alton Weagle Day held on May 29th

North America’s Oldest Hillclimb Returns to Mt. Washington July 10-12, 2020

From left to right: Ken Gordon, CEO, Coos County Family Health Services (CCFHS); Guyford Stevers, President, CCFHS Board; William Gessner, MD, CCFHS Medical Director; Julia Hadley, DMD; Jennifer McGrath, Manager, Foundation and Marketing Initiatives, Northeast Delta Dental; Howie Wemyss, General Manager, Mt. Washington Auto Road; and, Lisa McCoy, Events Director, Mt. Washington Auto Road.

Pinkham Notch, NH — Mount Washington has an international reputation for its severe and quickly-changing weather conditions, and it once again held true to its nature for the 59th annual Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race. Held on June 15th, the morning brought high winds to the summit, with wind chills dropping down into the 20s.

• Levinsohn, Sydlik, take top honors at Mt. Washington

August 17, 2019 -- 8:30 a.m. 

• Hardcore cyclists prepare for Saturday’s all-uphill grind
• Sydlik is women’s favorite
• Follen, Levinsohn top men’s field
• Last-minute entries accepted

The Chad William Young Foundation has named Alexander Vandendries of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the recipient of the 2019 Chad Young Sponsorship for the 2019 Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. 

59^th Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race
Mt. Washington Auto Road
June 15, 2019 – 9 a.m.
 

• Brittni Hutton and Heidi Caldwell tie as champions
• Mt. Washington veteran Eric Blake outruns Kenyan Francis Kamiri

59^th Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race
Mt. Washington Auto Road
June 15, 2019 – 9 a.m. 

• Women’s field wide open

• Men’s race: Blake and challengers

• Two Italians make Mt. Washington debut

• George Etzweiler, 99, returns

PINKHAM NOTCH, NH — Hundreds of hikers will return to the White Mountains and the mighty Presidential Range for the Mount Washington Observatory’s 19th Annual Seek the Peak (STP) hike-a-thon on July 19-20, the largest annual fundraiser for the summit weather station. The Mt. Washington Auto Road is proud to be a presenting sponsor of this event, which helps to fund the amazing meteorological studies that the organization has been conducting since 1932.

PINKHAM NOTCH, NH — Held on May 25th during Memorial Day weekend, Alton Weagle Day at the Mt. Washington Auto Road was the annual kick-off event to 2019, coinciding with the much-anticipated opening of the Auto Road for its 158th summer season. The Auto Road and Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center have a full line-up of events this summer, but Alton Weagle Day is arguably the most unique.

Green’s Grant, NH – The owners of the Mt. Washington Auto Road, known as the oldest man-made tourist attraction in North America, on Saturday formalized the recommendation of management to promote Tobey Reichert to the position of Assistant General Manager.

Held on Saturday, March 9th, the third-annual Great Glen Trails Winter Charity Day was an event which celebrated active lives, and promoted the spirit of giving. Participants made a donation to the charity of their choice, and then enjoyed a day of Nordic skiing and snowshoeing on our scenic trail system.

During its 23-year history, Ski, Shoe & Fatbike to the Cloudshas grown to become one of New Hampshire’s most iconic winter sporting events. First held in 1997 as Ski to the Clouds, the race quickly became regarded as North America’s Toughest 10K—due primarily to the fact that the final 6 kilometers climbs over 2,200 vertical feet up the Mt. Washington Auto Road.

The Mt. Washington Auto Road in New Hampshire will host a lunch stop on the 2018 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Tuesday, June 26, race organizers have announced.

The Glen House, a new 68-room hotel at the base of Mt. Washington, the highest summit in the Northeast, is under construction in Pinkham Notch in New Hampshire’s White Mountains and is expected to open in mid-September, 2018.

Cyclists who like the idea of racing up New Hampshire’s famously steep and scenic Mt. Washington Auto Road this summer can register for the opportunity beginning the first day of February...

August 31st marks an important anniversary for the Mt. Washington Auto Road, commemorating a landmark event that put emphasis on the word “Auto” in the road’s current-day moniker...

History was made again on the legendary Mt. Washington Auto Road with this weekend’s 2017 Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb. Known as Climb To The Clouds, this historic hillclimb is one of America’s oldest motorsport events...

Mt. Washington Auto Road’s General Manager Recognized for 27 Years of Dedicated Support...

ATV riders flocked to the Mount Washington Auto Road on Saturday for the 2017 New Hampshire ATV Day.

A trio of prancing unicorns, a juggling unicyclist, a pair of hula dancers and a poetry-spouting Walt Whitman were among the newest entrants Saturday into the colorful history of the Mount Washington Auto Road inspired by Alton Weagle.