UPDATE: The Snow Play Area at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park opened Saturday. The road from Longmire to Paradise opened earlier, with all-wheel drive/four-wheel drive or tire chains required beyond Longmire, according the park’s Twitter feed.
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