White Pass (Washington)
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A shortcut route across White Pass between Packwood and Naches was first established Script error: No such module "Time ago". as State Road 5 in 1931,[2][3][4] and the link was completed in August 1951 along the current route,[5] later designated U.S. Route 12.
White Pass Ski Area, at the summit, opened on January 11, 1953. Champion ski racing twins Phil and Steve Mahre, along with their family, grew up on White Pass where their father Dave Mahre was the mountain manager for the ski area.[6] White Pass is also the home mountain of professional snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya, owner of the Block Hotels.
As the crow flies, the pass is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of the summit of Mount Rainier and Script error: No such module "convert". north of Mount Adams.
On October 7, 2007, a single-engine Cessna Caravan crashed near White Pass while carrying skydivers; all 10 people aboard died in the crash.[7][8]
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Pigtail Peak, lies above White Pass and is within the White Pass Ski Area. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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External links
- White Pass road conditions
- White Pass Scenic Byway - official site
- Ski White Pass.com - trail map for the ski area
- Experience Washington.com - White Pass Scenic Byway
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