While you're here, visit the Douglas A. Philbrook Red Barn Museum behind our Base Lodge. The museum is free!
Visiting often? We have a season pass. It also makes a great gift for the Auto Road enthusiast in your life.
See what other adventurers have to say about their visit to the Mt Washington Auto Road. Our Trip Advisor ratings are great.
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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.
Pinkham Notch, NH—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.
In recent years, the race organizers at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center have added separate snowshoe and fatbike categories to the race, which have proven to both increase the number of racers in the field, as well as the unique character of the race. For 2019, the event grew to a record 184 registered racers—23 Nordic skiers, 69 snowshoers, and 91 fatbikers—and today Mother Nature blessed them with beautiful snow conditions, sunny skies, and unusually calm winds.
