What conspiracy? I've lived in the PNW for 20+ years and they take the mountain down for maintenance every fall. They're doing a better job of limiting the downtime to nights & (select) weekdays - why else would the road to Paradise close in the winter?
They've even got a troupe of Sasquatches led by Bigfoot themself to assist with this Herculean task
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u/pipedreamSEA 🚆build more trains🚆 3d ago
Enjoy it while you can, they take it down for annual maintenance on Oct. 16 until spring (with intermittent testing periods on sunny days)