ABOUT THE RIDE
I volunteered and earned a lottery bypass for 2024, what happens next?
First - thank you for volunteering last year - our incredible volunteers were always an important part of the RAMROD experience. We will preserve records of everyone that earned a bypass in 2023. Unlike previous years, those bypasses will not expire and will be honored in the event that RAMROD is restored to ride again within Mount Rainier National Park.
We think it’s important that those impacted of these decisions on limiting access to the Park share their thoughts and reactions with the decision-makers at MRNP and with our state and federal representatives who are stewards for Washington’s parks and equitable access to its resources. Please review the "Additional Information" section on our home page.
We don't regard the Park's decision as permanent and we're optimistically pursuing a reversal.
While we’re not expecting that RAMROD could happen in 2024, we’re keeping the leadership team active for the possibility that the Park reverses their decision and enough time remains to allow us and cyclists to prepare properly. The window for a late start on registration and resumption of the ride would have to be April.
Per and Shana are determined to celebrate their guidance and interaction with the RTS community for their final year. RTS has always been offered to all cyclists regardless of whether they were pursuing RAMROD. We also wanted to keep supporting those cyclists who still want to ride their bicycle in Mount Rainier National Park and climb up to Paradise, descend on Stevens Canyon and then take on Cayuse. There’s no better system for preparing those climbs or endurance cycling and no better coaches than Per and Shana.
