Stranded in an Icy Hell

Photo by Cynthia Park
Seattlest's cousin is among the 75 people trapped in Diablo, a City-Light owned town in the North Cascades.

There's no danger--they are in contact with the outside world and if they need supplies, City Light will helicopter some it. But they'll probably first finish what they've got.

My cousin reports via the irrepressible Tubes:

It is snowing heavily right now. Three more feet are anticipated over the next 3 days.

DOT says the road may not open until the middle of next week.

The rest of the salad will be served at tonight’s dinner. Hello rice and beans!

Kind of odd that the city would name this snowy mountain town "Diablo"--which means "Hell" in Spanish.

What? It means "devil"? Oh.

No, we're not changing the headline.

If you want to see a bunch more photos of the snow, check out the Washington State Department of Transportation's Flickr page.