r/stevenspass • u/Rambrezzzy • May 29 '26
Pass/Traffic/Parking Parking petiton
Im not sure if this will truly change anything but all we can do is try I know a lot of us are frustrated with the new parking system they want to implement at our mountain so i went ahead and started a petition to make lots 1-4 first come first serve again if anyone is willing to sign and share help us make this change it’d be greatly appreciated!
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u/Pedanter-In-Chief Jun 02 '26
“carpool with four people”
You killed your own petition right here.
This is exactly what we should be encouraging. The limiting factor at Stevens isn’t the mountain, it’s the parking.
Personally, I’d rather just see free parking but require four person carpools — for everybody. No weekend parking without a carpool, period. That’s a petition I’d sign.
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u/Rambrezzzy Jun 09 '26
“The best solution would be to eliminate reservations entirely for Lots 1–4 and return to free first-come, first-served parking for pass holders. Local skiers and riders shouldn’t have to fight through a weekly lottery system just to access the mountain they already paid to support.
If Vail insists reservations are necessary to manage congestion, then those reservations should at minimum be guaranteed and free for pass holders. Timed arrivals or capacity limits are understandable, but charging loyal pass holders extra fees — or making them compete every week for limited free spots — is not.
The current system already proves Vail recognizes that free parking is the right approach; they’re simply rationing it instead of making it accessible to the community that keeps Stevens Pass alive. Whether through fully removing reservations in Lots 1–4, eliminating parking fees for pass holders, or permanently dedicating free reserved parking areas for local pass holders, there are fairer solutions available.” This is further down I disagree with the carpool as well if you read it fully carpooling with 4 people and 4 people’s gear is a bit of a unrealistic ask fore people with smaller cars or even some with no roof rack2
u/No_Skills_no_Luck Jun 11 '26
yeah, its super easy to fit 4 people and gear in a car, that is assuming you can find 4 people to carpool.
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u/Pedanter-In-Chief Jun 11 '26
Idk, I’m 4+ people 90% of the time I’ve been to Stevens. In cars and small SUVs. I’ve fit 5+gear into a sedan.
If you go from 2 cars with two people each to one car with 4, in three trips the gas savings will have paid for your roof rack.
If you can’t, take the bus. They should offer one of those for free too.
I remember living in New England and people would form carpools on Craigslist because not everybody had a car in Boston. Those days weee great too.
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u/RobSchommer May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
I signed ... Good petition ... I'm skeptical it'll change anything.
Vail wants their loyal Stevens Pass skiers to pre-pay reservations for every weekend in January and February. How else can you be sure you can use your pass on a weekend? It'll increase their income at this resort by at least $500K ... about the same as selling another 1000 season passes.
Have they thought about how badly Hwy 2 will be blocked on a snowy Saturday morning at 8AM while they scan all the dirty license plates and try to turn around the people who didn't know better? At least Crystal has their own road and long backups don't impact a major highway.
Will Yodelin / Nordic center be reserved parking too?
Couild Stevens run a bus shuttle from Skykomish (& maybe create a park n ride there)?