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| | WSDOT News - Chinook Pass Highway, SR 410, Headed for Earliest Ever Opening |
 | | The snow depth on the pass this year is less than one-third of what it was last year at this time. |
 | | Chinook Pass has been closed since December 7, 2004, from the intersection of SR 123 and SR 410, near the Mount Rainier National Park boundary, to Morse Creek, about six miles east of the summit. |
 | | A five-mile stretch, just east of the summit, is located along the side of an avalanche area, which makes the pass too dangerous to keep open during the snowy winter months. |
| www.wsdot.wa.gov /News/2005/03/Mar15_SR410Chinook.htm (483 words) |
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