Changes at Mt Rainier -- road closed Tues, Weds

Sunburns......they don't want to risk people getting sunburns.....those things hurt.

The Iraqi Minister of Information just tweeted-

"@MountRainierNPS: The gate to Paradise at Longmire is not open today due to a shortage in staffing required to ensure public safety. Longmire is open. –pw"

Perhaps the 'staffing shortage' is because they're releasing fishers? www.nps.gov/mora/parknews/fisher-reintroduction.htm

Or just updating the late-gater list to be ready for today's online chat about fisher reintroduction:   
www.facebook.com/events/1480158168871252/

By minimal staffing, do they mean that all the staff went up to take a powder day? WTF.

It seems pretty clear from the collective nivalphobia of the past few winters that most of the 160 MRNP year-round staff have never skied, and most of those who have aren't skilled in deep snow or tree skiing.  It would certainly give new dimension to the phrase 'powder pig' in the unlikely event it happens.    :

This latest, most egregious disregard for public access and even informing the public in a timely manner closely follows Sally Jewels visit to MRNP; it would seem that she gave an imprimatur for the excuse of "closed because of insufficient staffing to ensure public safety;" maybe she's hoping to institute some energy exploration at Mt. Rainier with her old colleagues from Mobil Oil and Rainier Bank ...

And now you can add Winter Weather ADVISORIES to the list of NPS excuses-

@MountRainierNPS: Heads up -- Winter weather advisory in effect for Wed & Wed night -- The gate to Paradise will not open tomorrow. -pw

And now you can add Winter Weather ADVISORIES to the list of NPS excuses-

@MountRainierNPS: Heads up -- Winter weather advisory in effect for Wed & Wed night -- The gate to Paradise will not open tomorrow. -pw

Quite an improvement, letting the public know the day before. Don't count on Thursday.