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Parts of the Cascades that were buried in snow over the weekend may record more than a foot of rain from late Monday through Wednesday. ... Stevens Pass recorded 40 inches of snow over the weekend ...
Snow levels may lower to 3,500 feet during this time, bringing some snow to some of the higher passes, such as Stevens Pass in Washington state," explained AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan ...
The Northwest Avalanche Center issued avalanche warnings on Saturday and Sunday, stating that areas along the slopes of the Washington Cascades, Mount Hood, Stevens Pass and Snoqualmie Pass would ...
The Stevens Pass Ski Area is a ski area in the Cascade Range of Washington in the United States. It is located at the crest of Stevens Pass at a base elevation of 4,061 feet (1,238 m) above sea level and peak elevation at 5,845 feet (1,782 m). The Mill Valley "backside" of the resort drops to a minimum elevation of 3,821 feet (1,165 m).
It happened at about noon PST in the Tunnel Creek section of Stevens Pass, a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains of Washington, at the border of King and Chelan counties. [1] There were three fatalities and one injured. The avalanche was characterized as a slab avalanche, or 200 feet (60 m) across and three feet (0.9 m) deep. [2]
Stevens Pass, located in the Cascade Range. The U.S. state of Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest, has several major mountain ranges that are traversed various passes. The state is divided by the Cascade Range, which have the highest passes, and is also home to the Olympic Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, and Blue Mountains.
Pydynowski added that some snow may mix with the rain as low as Stevens Pass, but pavement should remain just wet at Stevens Pass. Nonetheless, the snow levels will be impressively low for early June.
Washington Pass on state Route 20 in the North Cascades will likely see the heaviest snowfall in the coming days, the National Weather Service forecasts. The service expected a 55% chance of 2 ...