preRA: SR20 Snow Clearing
Finally into May and counting down. Everyone has been accepted to the Ragbrai ride through the lottery system.
The Washington DOT crews continue to clear the snow from SR20, and it appears they now have only about 15 miles left to clear. The crews provide great daily updates and pictures at their website: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/northcascades
I followed the link to the snow removal. WOW. Had no idea the snow was ever that heavy, and to see the snow plow destroyed by the avalanche. I think I would look to a more Southern Route.
I think we are going to hold out and see if the road opens, or is at least passable. Some of the photos they show on that WADOT site are fantastic, and we’d like to see the area. And we’re thinking that the snowy parts are patches that can ridden through inside a day. But we’ll see. If it’s closed, it’s closed.