Here’s a winter-recreation update issued by Mount Rainier National Park on Dec. 17:
Recent storms have set the stage for winter fun at Mount Rainier for the upcoming holidays, with enough snow at Paradise for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding. As of Friday morning, 83 inches of snow was on the ground at Paradise. Last year on the same date, Paradise had only 30 inches of snow on the ground.
For visitors without equipment, the National Park Inn and General Store at Longmire offers full-day rentals of cross-country skis and snowshoes, in addition to lodging and dining.
Snow play: With snow levels varying, with some areas with as little as 36 inches, and ground and trees still protruding, the snow-play area at Paradise – the only park location authorized and designated for sliding – doesn’t yet have enough snow depth to open. A uniform minimum of 60 inches of snow is needed throughout the area to cover vegetation and rocks and provide enough snow to create containment berms. Last winter, with insufficient snow, the area never opened.
Read full article on here : http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/holiday-fun-at-mount-rainier-skiing-snowshoeing-yes-too-soon-for-sliding-hill/
Recent storms have set the stage for winter fun at Mount Rainier for the upcoming holidays, with enough snow at Paradise for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding. As of Friday morning, 83 inches of snow was on the ground at Paradise. Last year on the same date, Paradise had only 30 inches of snow on the ground.
For visitors without equipment, the National Park Inn and General Store at Longmire offers full-day rentals of cross-country skis and snowshoes, in addition to lodging and dining.
Snow play: With snow levels varying, with some areas with as little as 36 inches, and ground and trees still protruding, the snow-play area at Paradise – the only park location authorized and designated for sliding – doesn’t yet have enough snow depth to open. A uniform minimum of 60 inches of snow is needed throughout the area to cover vegetation and rocks and provide enough snow to create containment berms. Last winter, with insufficient snow, the area never opened.
Read full article on here : http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/holiday-fun-at-mount-rainier-skiing-snowshoeing-yes-too-soon-for-sliding-hill/
