a winter storm swept east of the cascades and through the mountain pᴀsses on december 13, 2025, reshaping travel across naches, stevens pᴀss on us-2, and mazama along highway 20. gray skies pressed low against snow-covered peaks as visibility faded and conditions changed by the hour.
roads disappeared beneath fresh snowfall, plows moving steadily through blowing snow while tires carved narrow paths forward. power lines, guardrails, and roadside signs emerged and vanished in the whiteout, each mile demanding patience as wind and cold worked together to slow everything down.
this was winter ᴀsserting itself across the pᴀsses—persistent, quiet, and unyielding. between drifting snow and reduced visibility, the storm asked for respect, reminding anyone moving through these corridors that in the mountains, progress is measured not by speed, but by care and timing.
