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White Pass

American  

noun

  1. a mountain pass in SE Alaska, near Skagway. 2,888 feet (880 meters) high.


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Highway 12 is closed at White Pass due to winds, blowing snow and fallen trees, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Stevens, Blewett, White and Sherman mountain passes were seeing snow early Saturday afternoon but roadways were mostly bare, with the exception of White Pass, with snow slush and ice in places.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Mission Ridge, 49º North, White Pass and The Summit at Snoqualmie will operate the final two weekends of April.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Kathleen Goyette, with White Pass ski resort, said the ski area may be open May weekends, but that will be decided at a later date.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Along the streets vehicles were waiting to transport vast stores of supplies to White Pass City, twelve miles distant; after which dog-teams alone, or pack-animals, or the labour of the human animal, were necessary.

From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)

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