page_title: Snoqualmie Pass
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Snoqualmie Pass / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Ben Evans, Director of Playfields of the Seattle Parks Department, skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1935. For five years in the 1930s, the department operated a ski park at the Pass, about 54 miles (87 km) from the city. Item 31194, Ben Evans Recreation Program Collection (Record Series 5801-02), Seattle Municipal Archives.
context_page_description: Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of 3,015 feet, on the county line between Kittitas County and King County.
  Snoqualmie Pass has the lowest elevation of the three east–west mountain routes across Washington State that are kept open year-round, along with Stevens Pass to the north, and White Pass to the south. I-90 is the primary commercial artery between Seattle and points east, carrying an average of 29,000 vehicles through the pass per day. I-90 is the only divided highway crossing east–west through the state.
  The pass lends its name to a census-designated place located at the summit. Both the CDP and Snoqualmie Pass are named after the Snoqualmie people of the valley to the west.
context_section_description: The area around Snoqualmie Pass consists of mountain chalets that are mainly seasonally occupied by residents of the Seattle metropolitan area, with approximately 150 year-round residents.  Winter sports are the main draw, but outdoor recreation is available year-round.
  The Pacific Crest Trail crosses through Snoqualmie Pass and a variety of other trails are also available for hiking and climbing  in the summer, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months.
  Snoqualmie Pass is also the site of the Summit at Snoqualmie, a group of alpine ski areas managed by Boyne USA Resorts. The Summit consists of four ski areas: Alpental, Summit West (formerly named Snoqualmie Summit), Summit Central (formerly Ski Acres), and Summit East (formerly Hyak). The Summit at Snoqualmie is the closest ski area to Seattle.
  Snowmobiling just east of the pass is also popular during the winter months. Also in the summer and fall, paragliders and hang gliders may be seen flying above the valley, along the ridge and landing at Lake Keechelus.
caption: Ben Evans, Director of Playfields of the Seattle Parks Department, skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1935. For five years in the 1930s, the department operated a ski park at the Pass, about 54 miles (87 km)  from the city.
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