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TANDDANDBIGE
Explorer
Nov 12, 2015

I-5 Oregon passes

When can we expect an ice free run South from Washington to SOCAL after winter? Thinking mid-March / early April. We will need some sun by then...... thinking Palm Springs.
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    It is ice-free most of the winter.

    Storms/snow/freezing rain create some ice, but all the big trucks, and the climate, mean it usually only lasts a few days. Weeks, sometimes, but this year is forecasted to be a warm winter in the PNW.
  • Ya never know. The road should be bare and dry, but you could get an ugly spring storm

    The ski area at Mt Ashland is usually open until mid April
  • Let us know when you have the date exactly accurate.. We will join you along the route.