That's not even kinda the Midwest.

When you live in a coastal city everything outside the beltway is the midwest

How much persistent snow does Washington state get though? The discussion is most relevant for places where snow falls and will stay where it is for months if something is not done.

> How much persistent snow does Washington state get though?

At elevation, of course there's some that's persistent, but that's not much of the state at all. eg Crystal Mountain has snow in the winter, but is completely bare by the summer.

Quite a lot, especially at higher elevations.

Issaquah is in the Puget Sound region, not the mountains. It has about as much snow as Seattle; i.e., some but not very much.

To me, this is a much more restrictive claim than the original.

In the Seattle area, which Issaquah is part of, they use Sugar Beet Juice. Theres an interesting little article on it here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/unique-mix....

(To help keep the salt stuck to the road instead of blowing away.)

That is pretty ironic that salmon are at risk of salt given they are famous for adjusting to the ocean. Even though they are essentially already terminally ill and falling apart when they head back into the river to spawn.

This may be about the other end of the cycle? The salt might harm microscopic things that salmon fry eat on their way downriver.