Uphill Travel Policies | Skinning inbounds at ski resorts

Here is a list of ski resorts in the U.S. and their uphill travel policies.  If you are interested in donning a headlamp, breaking out your backcountry gear and skinning up for exercise before work, check this list out. These policies seem to change when you least expect them, so always check the resort’s uphill travel information pages before heading out. The trend seems to be toward restricting this access.

The West Coast and Alaska

Alaska

Alyeska 
Allowed? No

Eaglecrest   
Allowed? Yes

Arizona

Arizona Snowbowl    
Allowed? No  arizonasnowbowl.com

California

Alpine Meadows 
Allowed? No  squawalpine.com

Diamond Peak
Allowed? Yes. You must have a ticket and not during operating hours.  diamondpeak.com

Heavenly
Allowed? No 

Kirkwood
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Northstar
Allowed? No

Sugar Bowl
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Palisades
Allowed? No 

Oregon

Anthony Lakes
No policy?? anthonylakes.com

Mt. Ashland
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. mtashland.com

Mt. Bachelor
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. mtbachelor.com

Mt. Hood Meadows
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. skihood.com

Timberline Lodge
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket. timberlinelodge.com

Washington

Alpental / Snoqualmie
Allowed? Yes

Crystal
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. crystalmountainresort.com

Mission Ridge
Allowed? Yes . Not during operating hours. missionridge.com

Mt. Baker
No policy?? mtbaker.us

Mt. Spokane
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Stevens Pass
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

 

The Rockies

Colorado

Arapahoe Basin
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  arapahoebasin.com

Aspen
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  aspensnowmass.com

Beaver Creek
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  beavercreek.com

Breckenridge
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Buttermilk
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  aspensnowmass.com

Copper
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  coppercolorado.com

Crested Butte
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Eldora
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  eldora.com

Highlands
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  aspensnowmass.com

Keystone
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Loveland
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  skiloveland.com

Monarch Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. 

Snowmass
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  aspensnowmass.com

Steamboat
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  steamboat.com

Telluride
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Wolf Creek
Allowed? No

Vail
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Idaho

Bogus Basin
Allowed? No. 

Sun Valley
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.  sunvalley.com

Schweitzer
Allowed? No.  schweitzer.com

Montana

Big Sky
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Bridger Bowl
Allowed? No.  Pre-season, yes.

Great Divide
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. www.skigd.com

Montana Snow Bowl
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Red Lodge
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. redlodgemountain.com

Whitefish
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

New Mexico

Sandia Peak
Allowed? Yes. sandiapeak.com

Ski Santa Fe
Allowed? Yes. skisantafe.com

Taos
Allowed? No.  skitaos.com

Utah

Alta
Allowed? No. Uphill traffic allowed pre and post season except when marked by sign at the base. Plus, surrounded by hike-able terrain and lots of fellow hikers. alta.com

Beaver Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket. skithebeav.com

Brighton
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. Plus, surrounded by hike-able terrain and lots of fellow hikers.

Deer Valley
Allowed? No.

Nordic Valley
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. nordicvalley.com

Park City / Canyons
Allowed? Yes. Uphill travel is permitted on the Park City base side from 6:00am to 8:30am on the designated route only from December 15th until closing day. The designated route is from the bottom of First Time Lift, up Homerun to the Angle Station. There is NO uphill travel beyond the Angle Station. Please follow the link to the resort web page for further details. There is NO uphill travel on the Canyons Village base side.

Powder Mountain
Allowed? No. Uphill travel is not permitted on any of the primary groomed terrain.  It is however permitted in the “hike to” areas of Raintree and Lightning Ridge.  There is also terrain specifically designated for backcountry skiing in the Wolf Creek Drainage area. powdermountain.com

Snowbasin
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. snowbasin.com

Snowbird
Allowed? Sort of.  You can hire a guide. But, surrounded by hike-able terrain and lots of fellow hikers. snowbird.com

Solitude
Allowed? No. But, surrounded by hike-able terrain and lots of fellow hikers.

Wyoming

Grand Targhee
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. grandtarghee.com

Jackson Hole
No way.  jacksonhole.com

Snow King Resort
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

 

The East

Connecticut

Mohawk Mountain
Allowed? Yes.

Maine

Saddleback
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. 

Shawnee
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. shawneepeak.com

Sugarloaf
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. 

Sunday River
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. 

Massachusetts

Berkshire East
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. 

Jiminey Peak
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Ski Butternut
Allowed? No.  skibutternut.com

Wachusett
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

New Hampshire

Bretton Woods
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  brettonwoods.com

Cannon Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  cannonmt.com

Cranmore
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Crotched Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  crotchedmtn.com

Dartmouth Skiway
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Gunstock
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

King Pine
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.  kingpine.com

Loon
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Pats Peak
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. patspeak.com

Ragged Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. raggedmountainresort.com

Mt. Sunapee
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Whaleback Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Wildcat
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

New York

Catamount
Allowed? No.

Hunter Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Titus Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

Whiteface
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. whiteface.com

Windham
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

Pennsylvania

Blue Mountain
Allowed? No.

Camelback
Allowed? Yes. Must have.

Seven Springs
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours.

Vermont

Bolton Valley
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours.

Bromley
Allowed Anywhere | Operating Hours | Free | bromley.com

Burke
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. skiburke.com

Jay Peak
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. jaypeakresort.com

Killington
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket killington.com

Mad River Glen
Allowed? Yes. Not during operating hours. madriverglen.com

Magic Mountain
Allowed? Yes.

Middlebury Snow Bowl
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

Mount Snow
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

Okemo
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.

Pico Mountain
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket. killington.com

Smugglers’ Notch
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket.  smuggs.com

Stowe
Allowed? Yes

Stratton
Allowed? Yes stratton.com

Sugarbush
Allowed? Yes. Must have ticket and not during operating hours. sugarbush.com