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WA's Blewett Pass reopens after heavy snowfall caused spinouts

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Updated  October 13, 2025 1:52pm PDT
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The Brief

    • Blewett Pass (US-97) is closed in both directions on Monday morning after heavy snowfall caused several disabled semi-trucks and collisions at milepost 164.
    • The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is working to clear the roadway, but there is no estimated time for reopening as of 7 a.m.

BLEWETT PASS, Wash. - Both directions of Blewett Pass (US-97) were closed due to weather and crashes Monday morning but have since reopened.

What we know:

At about 6:30 a.m., the Washington State Department of Transportation said heavy snowfall with several disabled semi-trucks and collisions shut down the roadway at milepost 164. 

The agency reported it had been snowing since 5 a.m.

Crews said shortly after 10:00 a.m. Monday that US 97 Blewett Pass reopened with traction tires advised.

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The Source: Information in this story came from the Washington State Department of Transportation. 

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