Mount Baker collected the most new snow with 85 inches (more than 7 ft), according to the National Weather Service of Seattle, while Snoqualmie Pass received 82.5 inches of new snow.

The Washington State Department of Transportation reports the accumulative snowfall for Snoqualmie Pass this season is 181 inches. That’s 45 more inches than this same time last year.

Interstate 90, which traverses Snoqualmie Pass, suffered several intermittent closures as a result.

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/snoqualmie-pass-pummeled-with-82-inches-of-fresh-snow/281-51273087-71f0-4bf6-8433-e9f91975bc39?fbclid=IwAR3X3S0jtPsDkrcfG5LcgMyNT6soZaW2UQMLc5wK3YuLS3fy6n9NvQ31AvY

Thanks to Joe Herr for this link

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January 21, 2020 at 10:27AM