Overheated planet update: Snow forecast prompts closure of Mount Baker road for the winter 84 days after it opened for the summer

Snow forecast closes road near Mount Baker | Local News | The Seattle Times

BELLINGHAM, Wash. —  The forecast of snow at Mount Baker prompted the state Transportation Department to close the road to Artist Point on Tuesday for the season.

It has been cleared only 84 days since snow plows opened access on July 24 to the last three miles of Highway 542 past the Mount Baker Ski Resort.