2012- Chinook Pass/ Cayuse Pass- SR 410

Hello,

Our WSDOT crews are once again clearing the way to get these areas open. No surprise, but there's quite a bit of snow. Needless to say the going will be slow. Good reminder to those wishing to travel in the Chinook and Cayuse areas that our crews- snow removal and avalanche control- work Mon-Fri. I'll give an extra heads up if we happen to be there on a weekend. Lots of snow moving about when we are working so best to keep clear.

I'll try to keep you informed about progress and related snow stability info as well

Cheers,

Stimbuck

Thanks, John,
We appreciate your work and the head's up.

Eastside crews are moving along and above the timber. Westside crews still working on Cayuse. I'd expect we will see some good natural avalanche activity this weekend with the expected warming. Lower elevation snow is quite wet beneath last week's surface crust.

Thanks for the update, John.
With what is left, how much time would that normally take to finish up... say two, maybe three weeks?

I'd guess a couple of weeks still on Cayuse. We always try for Memorial Day on Chinook, but it may be early June this year. The log bridge at the summit is completely buried.

Continued progress on both sides this week. Westside crews are getting closer with Cayuse. River levels have been way up on the eastside as the lower snowpack begins to drain. We did a little cornice control this week and triggered a deep wet slab.