Travelers encountered hazardous conditions at Snoqualmie Pass on Friday night into Saturday morning due to snow, slush, and fog. Visibility dropped significantly, causing delays and potential safety concerns for drivers.
Those traveling over the passes could run into some hazards Friday night into Saturday morning, including rain, snow or foggy conditions, depending on which areas they are passing through. At Snoqualmie Pass Friday night, drivers encountered cold, wet, slushy and snowy roads.The flakes really started coming down at around 8 p.m. at the summit.Snow accumulated in the higher elevations first.
Off Alpental Access Road NE, snow and slush caused slick conditions on those roadways early in the evening. 'I guess we kind of have a bigger truck and four-wheel drive too. We have chains too, so I think we’ll be good. We have lots of weight in the back too,' said Logan Kruger.Kruger was traveling home to Yakima after spending the holidays with family in Ravensdale. Based on experience, he said he tends to run into the heaviest snow further east. 'Probably around the Cle Elum area, I guess, and probably around Ellensburg too, but then it usually gets foggy or windy or something like that,' he said. Fog descended on some areas along I-90 East early Friday evening, starting near the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River and Mine Creek, and continuing along I-90 towards the summit.WSDOT reported that visibility was under a quarter of a mile by around 8 p.m. Friday.'We came here to ride some tubes just down the street back here,' said Nikolay. He was heading home to Seattle after bringing the kids to the summit to play in the snow. 'We have 4x4 car, but didn’t expect anything to get stuck. AAA, you know, in the background,' said Nikolay. Side and back roads were also slushy and messy at the pass, including off of Yellowstone Trail Road.For some travelers who were driving back from Leavenworth, like the Edwards family, they stuck to the main roads. 'It was very beautiful but very wet, lots of snow and slush,' said Anika Edwards, who was heading back to her home in Snohomish County after visiting Leavenwort
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