Snoqualmie summit uphill policy?

I've seen signs at hyak saying that randonee skiers can use the Nordic trail system if the purchase a pass. I take that to mean a Nordic pass is enough.

One could skin up Hyak via FS road 110. The road isn't part of the trails though it's sometimes groomed. I tour up hyak often when the lifts are running and the patrollers I've encountered have been nice. I don't tour up the face when the lifts are spinning.

Our ski hill in Crested Butte has an established uphill policy complete with specific rules and uphill maps.  Skinned up this afternoon on the 'all day' route.

The routes are clearly marked with placards placed every 50 yards or so.  Clearly visible to both uphill, and more importantly, downhill traffic.

During avalanche control work, red flashing lights warn of uphill travel (prohibited).  And yes, they will yank a pass if rules are violated.  Seems to work just fine.

www.skicb.com/things-to-do/uphill-skiing

Map:  www.skicb.com/sites/default/files/cbmr/t.../198701026650613.JPG

Key is placement of the track well off to one side or the other of whatever run is being used.  In our case, the all day route skirts the busy run near the main lifts, but as soon as the service road is crossed, the track cuts off and follows it up to a mid-way mountain point. 

Seems to work just fine.  Common sense rules again.

Very interesting. Back in the '80s Kittitas county levied an admissions tax on lift ticket sales and the ownership successfully fought that by claiming that lift tickets were solely for riding the lifts and not for admission to the ski area itself.

Most of the land is USFS land, I wonder if there has been any change in the Special Use Permit?

Very interesting.  Back in the '80s Kittitas county levied an admissions tax on lift ticket sales and the ownership successfully fought that by claiming that lift tickets were solely for riding the lifts and not for admission to the ski area itself.

Most of the land is USFS land, I wonder if there has been any change in the Special Use Permit?

"It was so cold, the Kittitas County Treasurer had his hands in his own pockets.!"

It's misdemeanor trespass in WA. Whether or not patrol calls the Sheriff is up to them.

FWIW: The vast majority of "summit" ski runs lie on USFS land. Some sections are private land. "checkerboard" lands.

I believe the land around the "central" lodge is private. The Silver Fir chairlift is right on the southern boundary of a private parcel.

Older USFS maps showed the public/private squares.

FWIW I was at West a few weeks back and had no issues with patrollers / lifties. My last lap was as they were closing, and patroller informed me of such. Having a headlamp I expressed that I felt comfortable skiing down after the lights were off. He was fine with it. Enjoyed a really nice run down towards the base area in a unique ambiance of starlights above and bars lit up below.