Itchy-Cartoonist1808 t1_j7yelu2 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 7:49 AM

Reply to comment by WashingtonPass in Seattle Times: Washingtonians buy Sno-Park permits in droves. Who decides how the money is spent? by WashingtonPass

Wait. So no more 50$ a year permits it will be per person entry?

This winter, the WRAC funded the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest to provide additional enforcement. Rangers go out first thing in the morning on weekends to Gold Creek Sno-Park with a QR code so the unaware can buy a Sno-Park permit on the spot with their smartphone. This change could offer a glimpse into the future of winter recreation around the increasingly busy Mountains to Sound Greenway.

WashingtonPass OP t1_j80iaxe wrote on February 10, 2023 at 6:53 PM

There's talk about a per person fee but it will probably never happen. The thing at Gold Creek is different, they're selling passes electronically to make it easier to buy, but they're still good for parking and not related to how many people are on the trail. They're doing this because people who don't buy a pass and then get a ticket, aren't funding the program the ticket money just goes where all parking tickets go, so if they can sell passes instead of writing tickets that puts them in a good place.

Itchy-Cartoonist1808 t1_j811uaq wrote on February 10, 2023 at 9:00 PM

That is certainly the most professional way to handle that scenario. 🤘🏻🤘🏻