Help Wanted: SnowCoach drivers on the Auto Road

PINKHAM NOTCH — The Mt. Washington Auto Road is gearing up for the winter season, and the 160-year-old company is looking for SnowCoach drivers to transport guests 4 1/2 miles up to the “home of the world’s worst weather.” And, oh what a ride this is!

That’s how Crispin Battles, director of marketing, and Kevin Devine, director of operations, enthusiastically describe the adventure. “I did four tours this summer, and every one was different,” Battles said. “You see every variable condition. It can begin as a bluebird day, and then you step out of the coach into what feels like a hurricane at 4,200 feet.” He adds: “Most of the time, bad weather is just bad weather.” But not on Mount Washington. Here, it is an attraction.