Snoqualimie Pass reopens; Stevens, White passes remain closed

STEVENS PASS — Travelers who plan to cross the mountains ought to check the pass reports first.

State Department of Transportation crews opened I- 90 across Snoqualmie Pass, the only major route over the Cascade Mountains. Stevens and White passes remain closed.

All three of the state’s main east-west mountain passes were closed earlier today by snow and avalanche danger.

U.S. 2 at Stevens Pass remains closed from Scenic at milepost 58 to Leavenworth at milepost 100. U.S. 12 across White Pass is closed from just east of Packwood at milepost 135 to the junction with Highway 410 at milepost 185.

Earlier, state Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond said officials would assess the pass situation in daylight Friday and proceed from there.