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🎿 Backcountry touring · WashingtonStevens Pass: avalanche danger & snow
Highway 2 terrain around Stevens Pass, including Yodelin and Heather Ridge.
This is not a safety call. The danger rating shown is a one-word summary copied from the official avalanche center once a day. Conditions change by the hour and vary by aspect and elevation. Before you go into avalanche terrain, read the full forecast from the official center, carry a beacon, shovel and probe, and travel with trained partners. Snowfall numbers are computer-model estimates, not measurements.
Northwest Avalanche Center has not issued a danger rating for this area today. That usually means early or late season. It does not mean the snow is safe.
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0.1 in snow water equivalent
NRCS SNOTEL Stevens Pass (3,940 ft, 0.2 km away), daily reading for Nov 3.
Snow data as of Nov 4, 2026, 6:57 PM MT (model snowfall at about 4,111 ft).
7-day snow forecast
Daily snowfall (inches) and high/low (°F) from the Open-Meteo forecast model, local days.
Ski resortTouring zone: LowTouring zone: ModerateTouring zone: ConsiderableTouring zone: HighTouring zone: ExtremeTouring zone: No rating
Map pin is an approximate trailhead or pass location, not a route. Use a real map and the forecast center's zone map for trip planning.
Nearest ski resorts
- Stevens Pass · 0 km · 72 h 0"
- The Summit at Snoqualmie · 43 km · 72 h 0"
- Mission Ridge · 72 km · 72 h 0"
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