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Mount Rainier opens road to Paradise after storm dumps 12 inches of snow in 24 hours

Mount Rainier fills the horizon for hikers on the return trip from Pinnacle Saddle. The saddle is a short hike from Stevens Canyon Road.
Mount Rainier fills the horizon for hikers on the return trip from Pinnacle Saddle. The saddle is a short hike from Stevens Canyon Road. Staff file

The road to Paradise from Longmire at Mount Rainier National Park opened late Friday morning after the area received a foot of snow in 24 hours, the park announced on Twitter.

The Stevens Canyon Road remains closed. The park’s roads condition hotline, last updated at 7:15 a.m., states that the road to Sunrise is closed.

Weather forecasts call for sunny weather over the weekend.

This story was originally published October 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM with the headline "Mount Rainier opens road to Paradise after storm dumps 12 inches of snow in 24 hours."

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