Slog - Comments on Avalanche on I-90 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90 King 5 is reporting there was an avalanche on I-90 near Snoqualmie Summit. An unknown number of cars are reportedly trapped under the snow. From King 5's site: The new snow slide happened about 3 p.m. in the westbound lanes at milepost 50, about two miles west of Snoqualmie Summit. Jeff Merrill with the Washington State Patrol says the slide is about 150 feet long by as much as 30 feet deep. Searchers are probing the snow for vehicles. So far, one car has been unearthed and the driver is not injured, Merrill said. Eastbound I-90 remains open. Westbound is... Copyright 2008 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:21 -0800 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:05:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ecce homo Damn, that would suck.

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916912 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916912 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:19:01 -0800 Comment by *gong* Can you change the filing of this story from "News" to "Things that happen in my worst nightmares". My tiny little black heart goes out to those who are still trapped in their cars under god knows how much snow.

]]> *gong* http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916974 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916974 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:36:38 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle This is why you need to keep a spare board or set of skiis in your car.

Just in case.

Plus hot cocoa.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c916992 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:40:51 -0800 Comment by annie Damn, my dental hygienist was talking about this exact scenario as I was having my teeth cleaned this morning. Psychic dental hygienist? Sounds like a tv show.

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917023 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:49:27 -0800 Comment by Cale i hate driving home in the winter...

]]> Cale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917283 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:41:43 -0800 Comment by Cate Holy shit. Stuck in your car under 30 feet of snow. Now that presents an attractive choice: leave the car running and die of carbon monoxide poisoning, or turn it off and freeze to death.

]]> Cate http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917390 News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:38:59 -0800 Comment by Orv I remember a story about a guy who was trapped in his car under an avalanche. He attracted attention by gutting the seats for metal rods and poking them up through the snow.

@6: You wouldn't freeze to death, even with the engine off -- snow is an excellent insulator. (In this situation your car has essentially become a snow cave.) The biggest danger would be suffocation due to the carbon dioxide you exhale. Fortunately, being big, metal objects, cars are much easier to find under the snow than, say, snowboarders.

]]> Orv http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avalanche_on_i90#c917738 News Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:05:08 -0800