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Are Snoqualmie and Stevens passes open? Here's how to check
SEATTLE — With snowfall expected to continue through Saturday morning, conditions in the Cascade mountain passes could change rapidly.
Early Friday, Interstate 90 closed in both directions as was White Pass for avalanche assessment.
By Friday afternoon, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced U.S. 2 will be closed over night.
Before you head over the mountains, make sure to check pass conditions as closures are possible and vehicles may be required to chain up. Closures might also occur for avalanche control, as the risk of avalanches remains considerable to high through the Cascades, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center.
Check if the passes are open or closed in each direction before you hit the road:
Heavy snow causes closures at Snoqualmie Pass, SR 410, SR 18
Snow is causing treacherous driving conditions on mountain passes and in the Cascade foothills Friday morning.
Both directions of Interstate 90 will remain closed overnight, from North Bend to Ellensburg, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Around 7 a.m., the westbound Interstate 90 closed at Easton due to crashes. At 8:15 a.m., eastbound I-90 was closed 20 miles west of the summit near North Bend due to multiple spinouts and crashes, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Both directions of State Route 410 are closed at Mud Mountain Road due to snow on the highway near Greenwater. There are also fallen trees in the area.
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More than 35,000 without power in western WA as snow hampers restoration efforts
A tree falls on a power line by a house during the mid-March windstorm. (Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Energy)
Friday’s snowstorm has slowed down efforts to restore power lost in this week’s windstorms. It has also forced local ski resorts to cancel operations.
There are roughly 38,000 customers without power, mostly on the east side and near Snoqualmie Pass, according to Puget Sound Energy (PSE).
As of 6 a.m. Friday, PSE had restored power to more than 95% of customers, but PSE spokesperson Andrew Padula said Friday morning snowfall had caused outage numbers to rise again.
“It’s this latest weather system that’s moved through that created some unexpected activity for us,” Padula said.
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