As the Washington State Department of Transportation reopens the eastern route to Stevens Pass, small businesses on west side are still waiting on relief.
SKYKOMISH, Wash. — The parking lot at the Cascadia Inn, which should be packed with skiers on a December afternoon, sits mostly empty. Inside, Henry Sladek, the owner and mayor of this town of 160 residents, tends to just one occupied room on what would normally be a fully booked day during peak ski season.
Two weeks ago, a catastrophic atmospheric river washed out Highway 2, severing access to Stevens Pass ski resort and isolating a chain of small communities along
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