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Snoqualmie Pass Closed Due To Avalanche Danger
All Cascades passes are closed Thursday morning due to heavy snow and avalanche danger.
ISSAQUAH,WA - Snoqualmie Pass remained closed Thursday morning due to avalanche danger. Two other Cascade passes - White Pass and Stevens Pass - were also closed, effectively shutting down east-to-west travel in the state.
You don't see this very often. All the Cascade passes closed. Be careful out there! #wawx #wasnow https://t.co/JTzv8dxCOW
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 9, 2017
I-90 is closed beginning at mile marker 34 near North Bend. The Washington State Department of Transportation is set to reevaluate whether the pass can open at 10 a.m. Thursday.
WSDOT will also assess reopening White and Stevens passes Thursday morning.
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We will update this post throughout the day on the condition of the passes.
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