Avalanche control, snow slide closes Stevens and Snoqualmie passes

Published 10:03 pm Tuesday, January 24, 2012

SEATTLE — The Washington Transportation Department said avalanche control work on I-90 across Snoqualmie Pass and a snow slide on U.S. 2 across Stevens Pass interrupted travel Tuesday night across two main Cascade Mountain crossings.

Officials said they completed avalanche control work at one spot on I-90 only to find that additional work was needed at multiple locations due to increasing rainfall and rising temperatures.