University of Washington research meteorologist Mark Albright says the snowpack at Mt. Rainier's Paradise Ranger Station officially under 2" on Saturday, officially constituting the annual summer ...

Pitcher said that Mount Rainier has about eight times the amount of glaciers and snow as Nevado del Ruiz had when it erupted. “There’s the potential to have a much more catastrophic mudflow.” ...

On a clear day, it’s easy to be taken aback by the mountain’s size and beauty. The top of Mount Rainier, which sits at 14,411 feet of elevation, remains consistently blanketed in white snow ...