Snow, slush and the Thanksgiving rush collide on Snoqualmie Pass

Drivers navigating the state’s busiest travel week found a mix of wet roads, snow and shifting conditions that could turn slick fast.

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Winter has officially arrived in Washington’s mountains, and so did the crowds. As Thanksgiving travel surged across the state Tuesday, Snoqualmie Pass delivered a full sampler of early-season weather: light snow, wet pavement, pockets of slush and temperatures hovering around freezing.

It was a combination that felt familiar to the drivers who make the crossing often, but jarring to those encountering winter conditions for the first time this season. The pass, often a bellwether for travel headaches, chose one of

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