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Avalanche risk high through Snoqualmie, Stevens passes

Avalanche risk high through Snoqualmie, Stevens passes

Credit: WSDOT

Avalanche danger is making travel difficult through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes -- the two main east-west highway routes through the Washington Cascades. As of Thursday morning, both passes were open after WSDOT crews did avalanche work. WSDOT says 80 inches of snow has fallen in the past week and a half, and crews have been working around the clock. In this photo, a snowblower on US 2 does cleanup a mile west of the Stevens Pass summit at Big Windy.

by Associated Press and KING 5 News

KING5.com

Posted on January 26, 2012 at 7:14 AM

Updated Thursday, Jan 26 at 2:16 PM

SEATTLE -- Avalanche danger is making travel difficult through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes -- the two main east-west highway routes through the Washington Cascades.
  
After closures Tuesday evening, the state Transportation Department reopened Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass early Wednesday morning and reopened Highway 2 across Stevens Pass later in the morning.
  
Snoqualmie Pass was closed again briefly late Wednesday night for more avalanche control work. Snoqualmie Pass re-opened early Thursday morning.

Washington Department of Transportation officials say 80 inches of snow has fallen in just the past week and a half. Road crews have been working overtime to keep the snow clear.
  

 

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Conseula said on January 30, 2012 at 7:25 PM

ATTENTION: HIKERS, SKIERS, SNOWBOARDERS, MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS, CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED..AVALANCE DANGER!!

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Conseula said on January 26, 2012 at 9:58 PM

What is going on with the search and rescue of the four mountain climbers lost on Mt. Rainier?

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bellevuetom said on January 26, 2012 at 12:47 PM

No comments from the LA Times?

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