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Hurricane Ridge is a mountainous area in Washington's Olympic National Park.Approximately 18 miles (29 km) by road from Port Angeles, the ridge is open to hiking, skiing, and snowboarding and is one of the two most visited sites in the national park (along with the Hoh Rainforest).
A large amount of backcountry terrain is accessible for skiers, snowboarders, and other backcountry travelers when Hurricane Ridge Road is open. Winter access to Hurricane Ridge Road is currently limited to Friday through Sunday weather permitting. The Hurricane Ridge Winter Access Coalition is a community effort to restore seven-day-a-week ...
Hurricane Ridge is one of only three lift-serviced ski areas operating in a U.S. National Park (Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park, and Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in Cuyahoga Valley National Park are the others). It is the westernmost ski area in the continental United States.
Hurricane Helene damaged the Blue Ridge Parkway, and much of it remains closed until repairs can be made. Local state parks and many local trails remain closed. The Blowing Rock landmark has reopened.
The National Park Service is closing much of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville and WNC ahead of Hurricane Helene. ... Where conditions permit and the road remains open, park visitors are ...
Hurricane Helene is expected to impact Asheville the afternoon of Sept. 26, ... Blue Ridge Parkway closed in WNC. ... Hurricane Helene: Western NC high-impact road closures, I-26 flooding.
From the end of the Hurricane Ridge Road, a 1.6-mile trail leads to the top of Hurricane Hill. This paved trail was originally a Forest Service road built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [7] The relatively easy and popular hike gains approximately 750 feet of elevation and is snow-free from late June to October. [8]
The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed indefinitely as crews assess the "catastrophic" damage caused by the remnants of the hurricane, according to the the National Park Service.