Great Glen Trails sent a total of nine of their SnowCoaches for the first full SnowCoach ascent of the snow-covered, 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road Feb. 8. At the summit, passengers enjoyed the clear skies above cloud cover. (CAROLYN WACHNICKI/GREAT GLEN TRAILS PHOTO)
Tobey Reichert, general manager of the Mt. Washington Auto Road and Great Glen Trails, is shown smiling on the summit of Mount Washington Feb. 8 with a modified iconic bumper sticker to celebrate the first Great Glen Trails SnowCoach guided tour to the 6,288-foot summit. (CAROLYN WACHNICKI/GREAT GLEN TRAILS PHOTO)
Great Glen Trails sent a total of nine of their SnowCoaches for the first full SnowCoach ascent of the snow-covered, 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road Feb. 8. At the summit, passengers enjoyed the clear skies above cloud cover. (CAROLYN WACHNICKI/GREAT GLEN TRAILS PHOTO)
Tobey Reichert, general manager of the Mt. Washington Auto Road and Great Glen Trails, is shown smiling on the summit of Mount Washington Feb. 8 with a modified iconic bumper sticker to celebrate the first Great Glen Trails SnowCoach guided tour to the 6,288-foot summit. (CAROLYN WACHNICKI/GREAT GLEN TRAILS PHOTO)
SARGENT’S PURCHASE — History was made Thursday as the Mt. Washington Auto Road/Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center took nine SnowCoaches up the 7.6-mile road to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington, a first for the general public.
Five eight-person, four-track SnowCoaches left at 9 a.m. under bluebird conditions at the base, returning just before noontime, and departed the base at noon, returning at 2:15 p.m.
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