SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Interstate 90 closed Wednesday morning over Snoqualmie Pass so crews could conduct avalanche control work.
Westbound I-90 was closed at milepost 52 near the Snoqualmie summit and milepost 70 near Easton. Eastbound I-90 was closed at milepost 34 near North Bend and milepost 47 near Denny Creek, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
The WSDOT said the avalanche control work was completed just after noon. I-90 reopened around 12:30 p.m.
Snoqualmie Pass has seen the largest snowpack in a decade this season, according to WSDOT, and it just keeps piling up.
Snowpack in the mountains of Washington state is so high this season, it's like having a winter and a half, according to experts.
As of March 2, snowpack in the Olympics stood at 164% of normal -- based on the snow water equivalent, much of the central Cascades were at 145% of normal, and the eastern slopes of the Cascades were at 123% of normal, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which tracks snowpack under the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
