This past weekend, I got up early on Saturday to take advantage of a big dump (over 12 inches) at Stevens Pass and head for a day of skiing with Kris and Lisa. Outside of Munroe, there was a sign indicating the road was closed 40 miles ahead. The ski resort is 49 miles ahead. Generally, this is just an avalanche that needs to be cleared, but this time, it was power lines and a tree across the road. We got turned around with a statement of "6 hours before the road will open". Of course, we heard later that the road opened around 10:30. Oh well.