RUBIX:
"Safety first - take your time to understand each step!"
Chinook Pass Wind Patterns & Mountain Driving
💨🎯 Master the SPOT™ Method for Mountain Driving
SEARCH
Scan for hazards: trucks, wildlife, weather, road conditions
PREDICT
Anticipate how hazards might affect your path
OPTIONS
Consider: slow down, change lanes, increase following distance
TAKE ACTION
Execute your safest option decisively
🎮 How to Play:
- • Click hazards quickly to detect them
- • Complete SPOT steps in order for bonuses
- • Maintain combo for higher scores
- • Adjust speed with controls
- • Watch for weather changes
🏆 Scoring:
- • Hazard detection: 75-200 points
- • Quick reactions: 1.5x multiplier
- • SPOT completion: +500 bonus
- • Perfect accuracy: +300 bonus
- • Safety score: Up to +400
Chinook Pass Facts:
- • Elevation: 5,432 feet
- • 30-50 mph wind gusts common
- • Narrow two-lane mountain road
- • Crystal Mountain Road junction
- • Popular route from Enumclaw
Mountain Wind Hazards:
- • Canyon funneling winds
- • Logging trucks on curves
- • Sudden fog banks
- • White River valley gusts
- • Snow/rain mix reduces grip
⚠️ Challenge: Navigate mountain winds while climbing to Chinook Pass using the SPOT™ method!
Chinook Pass Facts:
- • Elevation: 5,432 feet
- • 30-50 mph wind gusts common
- • Narrow two-lane mountain road
- • Crystal Mountain Road junction
- • Popular route from Enumclaw
Mountain Wind Hazards:
- • Canyon funneling winds
- • Logging trucks on curves
- • Sudden fog banks
- • White River valley gusts
- • Snow/rain mix reduces grip
⚠️ Challenge: Navigate mountain winds while climbing to Chinook Pass using the SPOT™ method!
PREDICT: What could happen?
OPTIONS: What can you do?
TAKE ACTION: Execute your decision!
RCW 46.61.400: Slow vehicles must use turnouts when 5+ vehicles are behind them on mountain roads
🏆 Excellent Mountain Navigation! ✅ Good Mountain Driving! 📚 Keep Practicing Mountain Safety!
SPOT™ Method Performance:
👁️ Scanning Rhythm Analysis
Total Scans
Avg Interval
s
Consistency
%
🏆 Professional Scanning Rhythm!
You maintained the 5-8 second pattern consistently. This scanning rhythm will become automatic with practice!
📈 Good Progress!
You're developing the scanning rhythm. Keep practicing the 5-8 second pattern for optimal hazard detection.
💡 Practice Tip
Professional drivers scan every 5-8 seconds. Try to develop a rhythm: scan hazards, predict outcomes, choose options, take action.
Achievements Earned:
⛰️ Chinook Pass Wind Survival Guide
Mountain Vehicle Control:
- • Reduce speed before curves
- • Use lower gears descending
- • Stay right on blind curves
- • Watch for pullouts if slow
- • Extra space from logging trucks
Mountain Scanning:
- • Watch for wildlife at dawn/dusk
- • Check for rock debris
- • Monitor weather changes
- • Scan for fog banks ahead
- • Anticipate gusts at gaps
🏔️ Local Success Story:
"Last winter, I was driving to Crystal Mountain when wind gusts hit near the White River bridge. By reducing speed and watching the trees for wind patterns, I safely navigated through. The key was staying calm and not overcorrecting!" - Enumclaw High School Graduate, 2023
📍 Know Your Local Wind Zones:
- • White River Canyon: Funneling winds, especially near Federation Forest
- • Crystal Mountain Road Junction: Crosswinds when turning
- • Cayuse Pass: Sudden gusts at the summit
- • Mud Mountain Dam Road: Valley winds near the reservoir