MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has closed the gates to State Routes 410 and 123, including Chinook Pass and Cayuse Pass within Mount Rainier National Park due to potential heavy snowfall.
The area is expected to get an estimated 20 inches of snowfall in the next 24 hours.
WSDOT says the closure is out of an abundance of caution for crews and travelers.
The closure is between Crystal Mountain Boulevard, approximately 12 miles northwest of the summit near the Mount Rainier National Park boundary, and Morse Creek, five miles east of the summit.
WSDOT will re-evaluate road and avalanche conditions on Monday, Nov. 4, to determine if both passes will reopen.