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http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/recreation/activities/xcountry.shtml
Status of Source Lake – Alpental
Parking Lot: Those seeking to access the Source Lake and Snow
Lakes backcountry areas
may continue to park
for FREE in the Alpental
Ski Area parking lot continue to access the backcountry areas
outside of the ski trail corridor. park
for FREE in the Alpental
Ski Area parking lot continue to access the backcountry areas
outside of the ski trail corridor.
Alpental has a return trail at the upper end of the parking lots
that is used by Alpental skiers to return to the base area. [Only
when chair 2 is running, and the backcountry gate is open at the
top. ed. note] Under terms of their special
use agreement with the USDA
Forest Service, Alpental [Booth Creek Ski Holdings Inc.] is
restricting access on ski trails to downhill skiers only
due to increasing travel hazards. Therefore, backcountry
recreationists (snowshoers, cross-country skiers, etc.) no longer
will be able to hike up the ski area’s trail corridors
to access Source Lake area and will need to navigate
around [an uphill lane will be established
"around" the machine groomed wilderness area
"corridor" SW of the South Fork Snoqualmie. ed.
note] these ski area corridors. This
restriction will
not affect the parking on National Forest land at Alpental
or access to National Forest land. People will be able to access
areas they have traditionally used will
not affect the parking on National Forest land at Alpental
or access to National Forest land. People will be able to access
areas they have traditionally used, but
they will not be able to use the routes that they have in the past.
[While the upper lift is in operation. ed. note]
YOUR
VOICE MATTERS
WE ARE
WINNING!!
A
POSITIVE AFFECT IS BEING MADE
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