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SR 20 - North Cascades Highway - 2005 Spring Opening Photos

A plow and grader working together to get snow off the pass.
A plow and grader working together
to get snow off the pass.

A Kodiak blows snow off the pass.
A Kodiak blows snow off the pass.


We use a v-plow bulldozer to break up the ice.
We use a v-plow bulldozer to break up the ice.

There is solid ice over the highway.
Here is the solid ice that covers the highway.

Blowing snow off the pass
Blowing snow off the pass

A Kodiak snow blower is hard at work.
A Kodiak snow blower is hard at work.

Loader is moving slides along cutthroat ridge
A loader is moving slides along cutthroat ridge, they are full of rock and debris.

The grader removes layers of ice and exposes the pavement.
The grader removes layers of ice and exposes the pavement.