Wednesday March 27th 11:20AM update

3/27/2026 10:25PM  31 Degrees / Sunny

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from the Lake Easton State Park crew:

Grooming is suspended moving forward due to low snow levels, poor conditions, heavy rain, bare trails, and storm damage restoration activity in the area.

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Palouse to Cascades Trail is closed from 5400RD east to Cabin Creek due to a large landslide. There is no estimated time for reopening.

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Puget Sound Energy PLOWED THE 54 ROAD /Stampede Pass to the Palouse to Cascades Trail for emergency activities. Construction activities and equipment in the area.

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Crystal Springs gate is still open.

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Cabin Creek last grooming day is today, Friday. Amabilis.

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Salmon La Sac is done for the season - too much bare ground and running water. Thank you to Boulder Creek Enterprises for stepping in during the USFS hiatus! We really appreciated the nice skate deck and set tracks.

 

Next season, at Salmon La Sac, we will make sure someone gets the signs up if the USFS is not working again.​

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Thank you to all the Mountains to Sound Greenway with heading up the Trailhead Ambassador Program! It was a success and hopefully it will be back next season (we will know funding for this next summer).

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Sno-Park Permit vendors | Washington State Parks

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USFS Visitor Center winter operations at the Pass -

Hours of operation will be 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Thursdays-Sundays through the end of March. Operations are out of the "Old Firehouse" and this service sells permits, but skip the line and purchase online using the button above. The snowshoe ranger led program will be back and click on link on snowshoe page.

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Summit at Snoqualmie commercial operations has a parking fee program implemented. There is no free parking on Snoqualmie Pass on weekends for snow play other than designated parking along SR 906.

https://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/parking-guide

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Check out the climatology report these are published on the 1st and 15th of the month.

or snow depth table

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Seattle Times Dec.2025 updates

​​​​This may be behind a paywall

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Up on the I-90 corridor, please do not park in the residential neighborhoods (you will be ticketed). Or in the I-90 freeway interchanges - its illegal. Or by a sign that says "NO PARKING".

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Click on the Facebook icon above. Or search for "Central Cascades Winter Recreation Council".

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If you see any criminal activity / vandalism / property damage on either State Park property or USFS land, call Washington State Patrol at 509-925-5303 and they will dispatch help.

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Call Kittitas County sheriff for county land at 509-925-8534 (KITTCOM)

If you have a life threatening emergency, call 911.

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If you need a tow, call Willetts towing in Cle Elum.  509-674-4357.