OPEN
NO RESTRICTIONS
Last updated at: NOV 5, 2026, 8:55 AM PST · WSDOT · Pass report Thu, Nov 5, 7:29 AM
Stevens Pass is open, no restrictions in either direction, 36 degrees at the summit, road surface bare and wet with ice in places, updated Thu, Nov 5, 7:29 AM.
Skykomish, King County · US 2 milepost 49.5 · Elevation about 919 ft · About 15.1 miles west of Stevens Pass summit
Eastbound over Stevens Pass
Summit 4,061 ft · 36°F at the summit · Bare and wet with ice in places.
Westbound over Stevens Pass
Summit 4,061 ft · 36°F at the summit · Bare and wet with ice in places.
Skykomish is the last town on the west side of Stevens Pass, a historic Great Northern railroad town that exists because of the pass: this is where helper engines once coupled on for the climb and where the Cascade Tunnel route begins. The railroad still runs the town's rhythm, the Skykomish River bends around it, and at just over 900 feet it is the final fuel, food, and lodging stop before the summit, fifteen miles up the grade.
Everything about the pass drive sharpens in Skykomish. The chain up areas and the WSDOT presence here mean this is where restrictions stop being a sign and start being a trooper waving you over. When the pass closes, Skykomish is where west side traffic waits it out, and the town has fed and sheltered stranded drivers for a hundred winters. If the status at the top of this site says chains required, Skykomish is your last comfortable place to put them on. The grade from here to the summit gains over 3,000 feet and does not let up.
The full Stevens Pass conditions page carries the summit story: avalanche zones, the two climbs, and the storm playbook.
Every camera on the highway is on the US 2 cameras page, in milepost order from Everett to Wenatchee.
Planning the whole drive? The route pages break the corridor into its three drives.
What is the weather in Skykomish today?
The weather section on this page shows the current National Weather Service picture for Skykomish itself, with the hourly and seven day outlook. Valley weather and summit weather are different facts on this corridor, so check both before a pass drive.
How far is Skykomish from Stevens Pass?
Skykomish sits at US 2 milepost 49.5, about 15.1 highway miles west of the Stevens Pass summit at milepost 64.6. The live Stevens Pass status at the top of this page is the current word on the pass itself.
Do I need chains leaving Skykomish today?
Check the live Stevens Pass posting at the top of this page. The posting in force at the summit applies to the whole mountain segment, and the chain law page explains what each posting requires of your vehicle.
