On Wednesday, the Northwest Avalanche Center had some backcountry mountain areas under an avalanche warning.
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — On Wednesday, the Northwest Avalanche Center had some backcountry mountain areas, like Mount Baker and Stevens Pass, under an avalanche warning, and other areas, like Snoqualmie Pass, were designated to have high avalanche danger.
Crews at the Summit at Snoqualmie had been working for two days to mitigate the risk of avalanches.
“Alpental is very steep and rugged,” said Rob Gibson, who has worked for 40 years in patrol and safety at the Summit at Snoqualmie. “So, it really needs to have regular checkups, patrols
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