Originally Posted by Railrust
I'm not exactly sure wear this was, but I've been in that area quite a few times, mostly in the summer...they're very lucky they're not dead. Winters up there are not kind. In that spot, weather can turn on you like a dime (and most people are aware of that). I once was caught in a snow squall so intense in the Bretton Woods area that was so blinding and intense, that I thought I was going to die. Same for the Kancamangus Highway. But everyone is told about this, we know it can happen...to travel down a road like this guy did?? With his family in a mini van?? Jesus, he's lucky he didn't become the next Netflix "exclusive" film.
Weirdest weather experience I had up in the Whites was a day we were planning to go to Santa's Village up in Jefferson and the weather below the notches was just brutal....freezing rain, fog, just nasty. We decided to give it a shot anyway and Franconia Notch was just horrible, driving sleet and poor visibility. When we got north of the notch, it was around 50F and just drizzling a bit...this is the only time we went to Santa's Village and were actually not freezing, classic inversion scenario. Not many people showed up that day due to the weather further south and we had a great time!