SEATTLE—Residents of the Pacific Northwest took to neighborhood hills with skis, sleds, and even just laundry baskets on Feb. 9 to celebrate an unusual dumping of snow in a region more accustomed to winter rain.
Some areas received more than a foot of snow, and meteorologists said more is on the way early next week. Hundreds of flights were canceled in Seattle and Portland and heavy snow drifts closed major highways in eastern Washington. Around 50,000 people lost power.
