38 Avalanches Occurred on Snoqualmie Pass, WA, in One Night, Including a Huge D4 That Destroyed Acres of Forest Amid its snowiest winter in 20-years, 38 natural avalanches occurred on Snoqualmie Pass in one night, reports the state’s Department of Transportation. WSDOT officials say the avalanches occurred overnight between January 6th and 7th following an intense snowfall within a short period. A record-breaking 27” of snow fell on January 6th. Sixty-nine inches of snow accumulated on Snoqualmie Pass between […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 11, 2022 3 Comments
VIDEO: Deep Turns At Snoqualmie Pass, WA Following Major Winter Storm View this post on Instagram A post shared by Garret Van Swearingen (@garretvs) Snoqualmie Pass locals Garret Van Swearingen, Jeff Jacka, and pro photographer Scott Rickenberger got out this morning, December 15th, for some post-storm powder turns following a large storm earlier this week. If this is a sign of anything to come, we’re stoked. Conditions Report Clay Malott | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Intense Footage From Rescue of Snowboarder Buried in Avalanche on Snoqualmie Pass, WA On February 6th, around 2 pm, there was a snowboarder-triggered D3 sized avalanche in Snoqualmie Pass, WA backcountry. One member of our group was caught by the slide, fully buried, and successfully rescued. We got together as a group to debrief the incident, watch the footage of the incident and rescue as a group, and talk through all the things we […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
Current Snowpack on Snoqualmie Pass, WA is Deepest in 10-Years It’s no secret that the PNW is getting dumped on this season, and in fact, it could be a once-in-a-decade season. Snoqualmie Pass, WA, has its deepest snowpack in ten years right now at over 10-feet. The cumulative snowfall was at 350″ on Thursday morning, just 22″ short of the 10-year season average. Breaking records! 🏆Snowfall: Currently at 350 inches & […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
Skiers Stranded at Summit at Snoqualmie Ski Area, WA as 53″ Snow in 2-Days Closes Snoqualmie Pass Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass remains completely shut down through at least Wednesday morning after almost 5-feet of fresh snow fell in just two days. Crews will reassess conditions at that point and determine if the pass can reopen in either direction. WSDOT initially announced on Twitter that the pass was going to be closed for an undetermined amount of time […] Weather SnowBrains | February 13, 2019 0 Comments
Two Teens Snowshoeing Killed by Avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass, WA Two Bellevue teens killed in an avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass, WA have been identified as Declan Ervin, age 17 and Niko Suokko, age 18, reports king5.com. The teens were snowshoeing at Alpental on Sunday. Their parents called 911 when they didn’t return home. Deputies say one was an experienced snowshoer and both were wearing avalanche beacons. Search and rescue teams […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 28, 2018 0 Comments
An Avalanche Bridge Completed on Snoqualmie Pass Should Make Winter Travel Easier Snoqualmie riders and I-90 travelers rejoice as the second avalanche bridge on a section of Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass was completed Monday. The bridge should prevent a lot of closures on I-90 during winter. The avalanche bridges are part of an extensive project to renovate 15 miles of I-90 between Hyak and Easton that started in 2010. The completion of this […] Helena Guglielmino | November 7, 2017 0 Comments
117-Inches of Snow in 7 Days… | Snoqualmie Pass, WA Breaks 7-Day Snowfall Record Snoqualmie Pass, WA just saw a record snowfall event of 117″ of snow in 7 days (Dec. 18-24, 2015) beating the old record of 102″ of snowfall in 7-days (Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 1990). Snoqualmie Pass got 193.3″ of snow in December which broke their record for the snowiest December on record. Snoqualmie Pass saw only 104″ of snow all of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 30, 2015 0 Comments