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As a popular year-round recreation and resort <br />destination for visitors, Snoqualmie Pass experiences <br />significant seasonal and weekly variation in traffic <br />volumes and roadway conditions. <br />Winter is the peak season, drawing visitors for downhill skiing, snowshoeing, <br />and other snow-based activities. Attractions such as The Summit at <br />Snoqualmie offer alpine and Nordic skiing, mountain biking, winter tubing, <br />and scenic lift rides. On a busy winter day, both paid off-street parking <br />lots and free on-street parking supplies are highly utilized, which can lead <br />to significant pedestrian volumes as people travel between their cars and <br />destinations, sometimes leading to uncomfortable interactions with moving <br />vehicle traffic. In recent years, summer has also seen a surge in popularity, <br />drawing outdoor enthusiasts for hiking, mountain biking, and other warm- <br />weather pursuits. Adjacent to the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, <br />the area supports hiking opportunities throughout the year. These hiking and <br />biking destinations can also result in significant demands for parking that <br />spills onto public roadways, which are not always designed to accommodate <br />this purpose, at least not at the demand levels that often occur. <br />Located at the I-90 crossing of the Cascade Mountains, the Snoqualmie Pass <br />area also serves as a major service center for through travelers, including <br />those driving large recreational vehicles and trucks. During winter storms, <br />the Pass can be a stopping point for traffic unable to travel further east. <br />These users, while temporary, impact how Snoqualmie Pass’s transportation <br />network functions.* <br />* An origin–destination analysis of travel to Snoqualmie Pass is provided in Appendix K. <br />16Kittitas County | Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Safety Plan