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Avalanche risk, heavy snow close Snoqualmie Pass

The Columbian
Published: February 28, 2011, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — Avalanche danger, heavy snowfall and spun-out vehicles have kept Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass closed for hours as a winter storm buffets the Washington Cascades.

Transportation officials closed the pass at about 11:30 a.m. Monday due to eight inches of snow that had fallen since 6 a.m.,

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