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I-90 drivers warned of potential slowdowns this weekYakima Herald-RepublicTravelers may want to plan on some extra time for trips on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass this week, state transportation officials warned Sunday. ...
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Crystal Mountain's Bikini and Board Short Downhill SundayTheNewsTribune.comThe National Weather Service is predicting temperatures in the 50s and a chance of showers on Snoqualmie Pass this weekend.
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Rescued hiker limps away from Snoqualmie avalanche experienceSeattle Post IntelligencerIan Rogers is due to leave Overlake Hospital today following his rescue from a Snoqualmie Pass avalanche Sunday. ...and more »
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CBS NewsAvalanche Buries Hiker; Cell Phone Saves HimCBS NewsThe force of the avalanche had thrown him 100 feet off the trail in the Snoqualmie Pass. After five hours, Rogers was rescued. From Overlake Hospital in ...Watercooler StoriesUPI.comWatercooler StoriesistockAnalyst.com (press release)all 47 news articles »
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KATUMan trapped by avalanche at Snoqualmie PassKING5.comSNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. - A Navy helicopter from Whidbey Island hoisted the man out of the snowdrift, more than four hours after he ...Hiker in avalanche calls for aid, is foundSeattle TimesInjured skier rescued after avalanche in Wash.Seattle Post Intelligencer[an error occurred while processing this directive] Hiker rescued from ...Dallas Morning NewsKOMO Newsall 43 news articles »
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WSDOT resumes I-90 construction east of Snoqualmie PassAccess Washington... next week: the $18.4 million I-90 Lake Easton to Bullfrog project and the $77 million I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East – Hyak to Keechelus Dam project. ...Washington state plans more I-90 workPuget Sound Business Journalall 4 news articles »
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Up to 2 feet of snow expected on Snoqualmie PassSeattle TimesThe spring storm and heavy snow at times caused hardships for drivers across Snoqualmie Pass on Thursday. A number of spinout accidents caused by slush and ...Another winter blast hits SnoqualmieYakima Herald-RepublicWind and snow showers head toward Whatcom CountyTheNewsTribune.com1-2 feet of snow forecast for the mountain passesSeattle Timesall 7 news articles »
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KOMO NewsSpring storm brings heavy snow to the mountainsKOMO NewsHeavy snow caused multiple closures of I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass due to vehicle spinouts. The eastbound lanes of I-90 were first closed just after 11 am ...Forecast postpones studded tire deadlineYakima Herald-RepublicSpring snowstorm pounds Washington stateUSA TodaySpring storm dumps 2.5 feet of snow in CascadesKTVBSeattle Times -KIRO Seattle (blog) -KVALall 63 news articles »
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Yakima Herald-RepublicNEW Storm may snarl traffic Friday on Snoqualmie PassYakima Herald-RepublicSNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. -- A late winter storm could bring up to a foot of snow to Snoqualmie Pass on Friday, forecasters say. ...Spring snow interrupts Easter travelKNDO/KNDUSpring Snow Causes Problems for DriversKIMA CBS 29Worst Winter Mountain Pass?The Spokesman Review (blog)Yakima Herald-Republic -Yakima Herald-Republicall 7 news articles »
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Spring storm adds snow to Washington mountainsSeattle TimesWith snow in the Cascades, the Transportation Department is requiring traction tires on Snoqualmie Pass on Tuesday morning and advising traction tires on ...Potent Storm to Pound the NorthwestAccuWeather.com (blog)Snow Storm Hits MountainsKOHDStorm Lashes the NorthwestAccuWeather.com (blog)all 69 news articles »
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A view from VancouverIssaquah PressMoe-Lange competes with Team Alpental Snoqualmie. The proximity to Snoqualmie Pass, and access to Interstate 90, led her family to move to Sammamish. ...
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Cypress: Official Black Eye of 2010 Winter GamesSeattle TimesVANOC had plenty of warnings about the potential for warm-weather problems at Cypress, which sits at about the same soggy altitude as Snoqualmie Pass, ...and more »
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Everett's battle against sediment in the portHeraldNetEVERETT — Somewhere along Snoqualmie Pass, a grain of sand is about to take a wild ride to Everett. It starts with rain in the Cascades. ...and more »
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I-90 work could start in springYakima Herald-RepublicSNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. -- Improvements along a five-mile stretch of Interstate 90 between Hyak and near the Lake Keechelus snowshed could begin as early as ...and more »
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KVALWashington combats avalanches with heavy artilleryKVALSEATTLE - A 60-ton weapon mounted on the top of a mountain at Snoqualmie Pass is in place - ready to blow away unstable snow ...
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WSDOT awards Spokane company for I-90 Snoqualmie projectKNDO/KNDUWashington State Department of Transportation has awarded Max J. Kuney, Co. in Spokane, the second construction contract of the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass ...
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KATUForget explosives, we've got a tank!KATUThe M-60 tank, on lease from the military, is the latest addition to the avalanche control arsenal at Snoqualmie Pass. ...
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KOMO News2 stranded ice climbers find their way homeKOMO NewsBy KOMO Staff A frantic search for two missing climbers ended near Snoqualmie Pass when the men found their way down the mountain after a nervous night ...Two climbers missing near AlpentalKING5.comall 7 news articles »
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Special Olympics of Washington: 2010 King County ski tournament at Snoqualmie ...Examiner.comJoin The Special Olympics of Washington state for the 2010 King County Ski Tournament at Snoqualmie Pass on February 6, 2010.and more »
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Man ejected from snowmobile and killed near Snoqualmie PassSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)The Kittas County Sheriff's Office reports that a snowmobiler was killed late Sunday night in an accident near Interstate 90. The victim, identified as ...and more »
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...Pancake House Restaurant is located on-site, and it offers casual dining for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Visitors to Snoqualmie Pass can also relax in the hotel's lounge area or on the indoor balcony. Recreation Near the Summit Lodge Guests at the Summit...
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Flávio fazendo snowboard no Central, no Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington, EUA.
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...90 across Snoqualmie Pass is closed in both directions due to heavy snowfall, poor visibility, numerous spinouts and collisions, according to the state Department of Transportation. Just before 11 a.m., the National Weather Service in Seattle issued a winter...
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...Sound for the first time this week. They arrived at Camp Seymour on Sunday, and their itinerary includes inner-tubing at Snoqualmie Pass, visiting GameWorks in Seattle and dining at a Red Robin. The international schoolâs connection to the South Sound dates...
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...glowing under bright floodlights. Northwest night skiing, boarding â¢The Summit at Snoqualmie, on Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass, offers night skiing and boarding Monday through Saturday throughout the season. The Summit usually shuts down in mid-April, but...
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The Olympian
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...money is found and the work can be done, tunnels 46 through 50 — from Thorp, in Kittitas County, westward to Snoqualmie Pass — will be closed, the parks agency said Friday. There is no estimated reopening date. There's no danger of cave-in or collapse. But...
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...and overflowing rivers. In some places rain totalled over 6 inches, including 6.86 inches at Marblemount, and 6.3 inches at Snoqualmie Pass. A spokesman for Washington Emergency Management told the media "This is the largest evacuation in scope and scale....
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...the closure of I-90 heading into Snoqualmie Pass, semi trucks were bunched up Thursday like kids waiting for the school bell to ring. Hundreds of trucks lined the highway and exit ramps, with drivers huddled inside watching television and talking on cellphones. Unable...
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The Seattle Times
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...the solution may need to include a new dam. The solution for I-90 is to add two more lanes, making it a six-lane highway at Snoqualmie Pass. There are no shovel-ready plans for that, says Congressman Brian Baird says, but it's just as important as I-5. Baird:...
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...turns to snow. In King County, the corridor that stretches from Duvall to Maple Valley, and from East Lake Sammamish to Snoqualmie Pass, was particularly hard hit, as many residents resigned themselves to spending the next few days trying not to go stir-crazy...
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The Seattle Times
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...Snoqualmie and Duvall were submerged. Avalanche danger remained high in the Cascades, and Interstate 90 was closed at Snoqualmie Pass until at least Friday. High water early Thursday closed Highway 203 in East King County, cutting the last remaining route...
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The Seattle Times
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...will be less snow melt in the mountains. Speaking of the mountains, snow will return today as freezing levels drop to near Snoqualmie Pass level, and lower this evening. 6-11 inches of new snow could fall, reducing the runoff pressure on area rivers. Friday...
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KIRO
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...PASS, Wash. – A handful of guys who look like ski bums, throw bombs and ride stationary bicycles in blizzards are frequently worth something like three-quarters of a million dollars an hour to the rest of us. They are the avalanche guys of Snoqualmie Pass. The...
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The Olympian
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...forecasters and controllers Scott Williams, left, and Lee Redden ready explosives to be detonated high above I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. on Monday, January 5, 2009. SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. A handful of guys who look like ski bums, throw bombs and ride...
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...Transportation Department says avalanche control work is needed before it can reopen Snoqualmie Pass. I-90 was closed at 11 last night by heavy snow. There's no estimate yet for reopening. Stevens Pass is open; chains required. White Pass is open; traction...
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The Seattle Times
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...travel is not recommended until the snow layers stabilize. An additional 18 inches of snow was expected to fall in the Snoqualmie Pass area through today, according to the National Weather Service. DOT spokesman Lloyd Brown said crews had thought earlier Thursday...
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The Seattle Times
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...The Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, with traction tires required. The highway was closed Saturday due to poor visibility. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
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TheNewsTribune.com
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...90 is closed over Snoqualmie Pass due to high winds, snow drifts and no visibility, according to the state Department of Transportation. The agency also closed State Route 14 through the Columbia River Gorge. Near Tacoma, an overturned vehicle is blocking...
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The Seattle Times
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...today from another wintry storm that blew into the state yesterday with heavy snow and winds to match. Interstate 90 across Snoqualmie Pass -- the state's main east-west route across the state -- was closed last night because of falling and blowing snow that...
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KIRO
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...leaving its mark. The Washington Department of Transportation temporarily closed the westbound lanes of I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass this afternoon. Several drivers lost control of their vehicles and blocked the highway. In the Inland Northwest, people were...
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NPR
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...times may help people avoid delays. Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday weekend of the year on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass and Interstate 5 south of Olympia through Lewis County, the department said. Past travel data show that travel times are much...
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The Seattle Times
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...six new chairlifts, three new surface lifts and night lighting on 25 new trails. In a statement, the ski area at the top of Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90 said its master development plan has been approved by the U.S. Forest Service. The plan was originally...
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Seattle Business Journal
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...times may help people avoid delays. Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday weekend of the year on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass and Interstate 5 south of Olympia through Lewis County, the department said. Past travel data shows that travel times are much...
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The Seattle Times
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...– A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued an injured climber near Snoqualmie Pass. The Coast Guard says the copter from Port Angeles was able to reach the climber early Monday after high winds prevented another copter from completing the airlift. A spokeswoman...
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The Olympian
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...simple copy and paste. More Details SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. -- An injured hiker was airlifted off Roosevelt Peak, near Snoqualmie Pass, by a Coast Guard helicopter early Monday morning. Coast Guard spokeswoman Jennifer Runion told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that...
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KIRO
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...down by chunks of ice, two Seattle boys thought they were going to die after a snow cave collapsed on them during a hike near Snoqualmie Pass. The two teens, Alec Corbett and Alessandro Gelmini, say they fought to stay awake in the cold by talking about the...
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The Seattle Times
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...1905, a Ford traveled over Snoqualmie Pass, the first car to go from Ellensburg to Seattle. The trip took three days. Today, more than a century later, the state is embarking on a major project to straighten a 15-mile stretch of the roadway that carries, on...
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Featuring the largest rail & jump setup ever built at Snowqualmie. Summit at Snoqualmie hosted the Revolution Snowboard Camp with some of the best upcoming riders from Washington State. Revolution a really cool snowboard shop, and is owned by famed ex-pro snowboarder Joey McGuire.
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...problems from the percolation of water through rocks to the tangling of polymers, died Sept. 1 in a fall at Guye Peak near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington State. He was 46. The death of Dr. Schramm, an avid and experienced hiker, was confirmed by the King County...
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