Staff shared photos on social media of their newest member of the ski patrol team: Jazz. She’s a Nova Scotia Duck Trolling ...

Stevens Pass is showing off its newest team member — a puppy now in training to join the ski area’s avalanche-rescue crew.

STEVENS PASS, Wash. – Avalanche control will take place on Highway 2 at Stevens Pass early Saturday morning, March 22, 2025, beginning at 4 a.m. According to the Washington State Department of ...

Rescue dogs have played an important part in mountain safety efforts for centuries. Over the past few decades, U.S. ski resorts have relied on avalanche rescue dogs for efficient rescues. Avalanche ...

Mountain trekkers, watch out — an avalanche warning is in effect for backcountry areas of Snoqualmie and Stevens passes as well as the west and east slopes of the rest of the Cascade Range for Monday.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - The avalanche danger caused by heavy rain on snow has closed Snoqualmie Pass, and I-90 traffic is blocked at Ellensburg and North Bend. Transportation Department spokesman Mike ...

SEATTLE - The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching ...

An avalanche near Stevens Pass closed U.S. Route 2 in both directions Thursday afternoon and trapped four cars before it was cleared by transportation crews. No one appears to have been injured as a ...

STEVENS PASS, Wash. — Highway 2 near the summit of Steven's Pass will be closed Thursday morning for avalanche control. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the ...