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OK, Friday PM update: Crews are working hard & progress is being made, but there is still a lot of work to go and the passes are unlikely to open before Sunday. After working in safer locations earlier, we were able to make it into the pass areas today. (1/8)
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Snoqualmie: Overnight 38 natural avalanches came down onto the highway on the west side the pass. Our avalanche team did a substantial amount of avalanche control in 2 main areas on the west side. (2/8)
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Snoqualmie cont: Maintenance crews are making progress removing snow with plows, blowers & graders & removing snow from overhead signs. There are trees & other debris that must be removed & catch basins need to be cleared for drainage and melting snow. (3/8)
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Stevens: Our avalanche team continued to prepare avalanche control devices & assess conditions as crews work to cut a single lane opening over the summit through very deep snow. (4/8)
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Stevens cont: High winds and an additional 4-8 inches of snow is in the forecast tonight which we hope may drop the snow built up in the avalanche chutes & stabilize conditions, otherwise we are prepared to do avalanche control work. (5/8)
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White: Crews have been using a blower & loader to work through very deep snow. There is still at least another full day of snow removal that must be done as well as a substantial amount of snow slides that must be cleared. (6/8)
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Blewett: Our team was able to do some avalanche control Friday. A blower was brought in from the Spokane area to assist with opening the road. (7/8)
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