October 7, 2009, 3:45 pm
A popular tubing and sliding area for older children and adults at Hurricane Ridge is too dangerous to be opened this winter season, park officials said.
But Olympic National Park managers are interested in hearing suggestions for alternative sites to the Sunrise Family Snowplay Area at a public workshop Oct. 15
The decision to close the area, which is for children older than 8 years and their families, also will be explained at the workshop, set from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles, said Barb Maynes, park spokeswoman.
Remaining open this season will be the Small Children's Snowplay Area, a site west of the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center that allows tubing and sliding for children 8 years old and younger.
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