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North Cascades Highway snow clearing work begins March 23

March 18, 2020 by Methow Valley News

After assessing snow levels in dozens of avalanche chutes, some stretching more than 2,000 feet above the highway, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews will start clearing the North Cascades Highway on Monday, March 23, WSDOT announced on March 11. On March 10, WSDOT’s avalanche control team analyzed the snowpack and studied the extended forecast to determine a safe […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: North Cascades Highway, Washington Pass, Washington State Department of Transportation

Improvements coming for Liberty Bell Mountain climbing trails

February 7, 2018 by Methow Valley News

The Liberty Bell spires at Washington Pass offer some of the most popular and iconic alpine climbing in Washington, attracting more than 2,500 climbers each year. A destination for climbers since the 1940s, the granite spires…

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Goat's Beard Mountain Supplies, Methow Valley Ranger District, North Cascades Mountain Guides, rock climbing, Trail, trail maintenance, U.S. Forest Service, Washington Pass

North Cascades Highway is closed for the 2016 winter

November 22, 2016 by Methow Valley News

North Cascades Highway is closed for the 2016 winter

The North Cascades Highway is officially closed for the winter, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced on Monday (Nov. 21). The highway had been closed from mileposts 134 to 171 (the Silver Star gate west of Mazama) at 9 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 18) because of concerns about impending storms and potential avalanche […]

Filed Under: LATEST NEWS Tagged With: North Cascades Highway, Washington Pass

Bashing through the snow

April 25, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary

Down on the valley floor the hills are green, balsamroot sunflowers are blooming, birds are singing. It’s spring. But a few miles away in the North Cascades Mountains, it’s still a world of snow. Lots of snow.

For the past 18 years …

Filed Under: NEWS, PHOTOS Tagged With: North Cascades Highway, Pass/Highway Reports, Washington Pass, Washington State Department of Transportation

WSDOT makes progress on clearing Highway 20

April 9, 2014 by Methow Valley News

Avalanche supervisor Mike Stanford said the snow is soft and the clearing is going quickly, according to the press release. At the Washington Pass summit, the snowpack had melted from 10 feet down to a little over 7 feet, WSDOT said. Clearing on Monday progressed to milepost 168 near Lone Fir Campground, WSDOT said.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Highway 20, North Cascades Highway, Pass/Highway Reports, Washington Pass

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