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Spent a half hour pushing 3" of very heavy, very wet snow off my car just now

Car sits centered on the ridge line of a 2-story condo, hard up against the north side, so it doesn't get any direct sunshine four months out of the year

If I don't get the snow off today while I can move it and it freezes hard overnight (32-33F degrees forecast) I'll have my car entombed in 3" of Cascade Concrete tomorrow

So...

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Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90 Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Travel westbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

Weather: Light snow

UPDATE: Stevens Pass US Hwy 2 now open, chains required

Last updated Saturday, March 14, 2026 10:25 AM PDT

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/Snoqualmie

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Stevens Pass WA US Hwy 2

Temperature: 27°F / -3°C as of 4:26 PM 03/13/2026

Elevation: 4061 ft / 1238 m

Conditions:

US 2 is currently closed at MP 55, 9 miles West of the summit and at MP 85, at Coles Corner, 14 miles West of Leavenworth, due to heavy traffic and severe winter weather.

The pass will remain closed overnight and will be reassessed in the morning. No detour is available.

Weather: Snow

And no detour *is* available: Snoqualmie Pass I90 is closed, so Eastern Washington is a trip up the Columbia River gorge out of Portland OR on I84

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

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UPDATE 2:45 pm PDT

And now Stevens Pass US Hwy 2 is closed

Travel eastbound: Pass Closed
Travel westbound: Pass Closed

Gotta get to Eastern Washington?

The Colombia Gorge east out of Portland OR looks like about it...

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90

Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound: Pass Closed

Travel westbound: Pass Closed

Weather: Snowing hard

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass is closed both directions

Westbound is closed at milepost 106 Ellensburg, Exit 85 Cle Elum, and Exit 70 Easton.

Eastbound is closed at milepost 34, 18 miles west of the summit near North Bend. due to multiple spinouts and collisions this will be an extended closure lasting most of the day.

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

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I mean, do people have lobotomies when it snows, or what?

Just saw somebody in a very late-model 2-door sporty coupe, maybe an Acura, maybe a BMW 7-series, drive out the dead end street right outside my office windows and turn right onto the road into town.

His entire right-side windows were entirely -- entirely -- covered with snow

Maybe an inch-plus on the roof

He's not going to be able to see *anything* off to the right side of him -- nothing -- no passenger-side mirror either

"I know it's snowing but I'm driving straight ahead and I know exactly where I'm going. Why would I need to see anything out to my right side?"

Good lord...

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Welp…

Hot damn… it's actually *snowing* here

Puget Sound lowlands, at about 250 feet above sea level on an island surrounded by 50 degree salt water 600 feet deep off to the east toward the mainland

Doppler radar on Precip Depiction mode shows a good-sized wedge of cold blue air pointing out to the west, so it looks like it may keep snowing for a while

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Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90

Friday 03/13/2026 07:03:42 PDT

Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound: Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited

The pass remains open eastbound with chains required for all vehicles except all-wheel-drive, oversize vehicles prohibited from milepost 34, 18 miles west of the summit near North Bend.

Travel westbound: Pass Closed

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass is closed westbound at milepost 70, 20 miles east of the summit near Easton, due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

Weather: Snowing hard

Last updated: Friday, March 13, 2026 6:56 AM

Stevens Pass WA US Hwy 2 is open, chains required, but snowing hard and it really doesn't *look* plowed...

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

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Welp

5:30 am PDT Mar 12

"Winds, heavy rain leave thousands without power across western Washington

WASHINGTON STATE — Strong winds and steady rain moved through western Washington on Wednesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers and toppling trees across the region.

Utilities reported widespread outages as gusty conditions intensified throughout the afternoon and evening."

And there ya have it...

Here: https://komonews.com/news/local/winds-heavy-rain-leave-thousands-without-power-across-western-washington-seattle-city-light-snohomish-pud-pouget-sound-hotlines-residents

cc @ai6yr

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Welp

Not something you see every day:

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90 is closed, snow, eastbound at least

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound:
Pass Closed

Travel westbound:
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Conditions:
Snow and slush Eastbound I-90 at milepost 47, east of the Snoqualmie Pass summit and westbound at milepost 70 near Easton.

The roadway is closed due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

There is no estimated time to clear the roadway.

Coming down off the Pass westbound down Franklin Falls looks like a real challenge

Weather: Snowing

Last updated:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:00 PM

UPDATED 3:10 pm PDT

Travel eastbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive,

Travel westbound
Pass Closed

Conditions
I-90 is closed westbound at milepost 70 ... due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

Weather
Snowing heavily

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/Snoqualmie

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Vancouver, Canada (Metro Update)
☁️ To our friends across the Lower Mainland—from Burnaby to Surrey—it’s a grey, damp day with temperatures holding steady at 4°C. Traffic might be slower than usual with the persistent mist and low visibility. No major storms, just that classic West Coast winter gloom. A great day for indoor chores or a visit to the library! 🌧️
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