Heavy mountain snow is the kind of weather that doesn’t care that your trip is “only a couple hours.” One cold front turns into another, and suddenly the Cascades and the northern Rockies are in ...

A week after wildfires shut the North Cascades Highway, much of North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area was still inaccessible to motorists Wednesday afternoon as 45 miles ...

Most restrictions were removed Sunday afternoon at Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie Pass and White Pass as roads cleared substantially. Oversized vehicles remained prohibited at all three passes. Traction ...

The road to North Cascades National Park’s most popular day-hiking trail opened Thursday for the season. Drivers can now access the Cascade Pass Trail from Cascades River Road, which begins in ...

Heavy mountain snow turns passes into a time-bomb—chains, whiteouts, and closures. Here’s the fast plan to stay moving and stay out of the ditch. Heavy snow in the Cascades means hazardous travel with ...