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Tubing at the Summit and sledding at Hyak, with the pass check before you leave.

The snow these two places post is at the pass. A snowy city park is not a sled hill unless that city says so. The photo is the highway at Snoqualmie Pass, not the tubing lanes and not the Hyak hill.

Tubing

Summit at Snoqualmie says the tubing park is scheduled to open for the 2026-27 winter on November 21. A session is 1 hour and 45 minutes, with unlimited runs and a covered conveyor back up a hill the resort lists at about 500 feet long. The posted session clock includes 3:00 to 4:45 p.m., 5:00 to 6:45 p.m., and 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. Not every session runs every day. The resort says the park is open Wednesday through Sunday and on select holidays, with night sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Check the 2026 schedule for the day you want.

Tickets are online only. They are not sold at the tubing park, and busy sessions sell out. The ticket includes the tube. A solo rider must be at least 45 inches tall. Riders 44 inches and under must pair with someone 45 inches or taller. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian signature on the liability release. The resort says prices change and do not include tax. Check the ticket page for the day’s price.

Sledding

Hyak Sno-Park is State Parks’ non-motorized sno-park at I-90 Exit 54, just east of the summit. Hours are 8 a.m. to dusk. A Sno-Park permit is required. The park has a sledding hill, and the grooming reports show that staff open it only when they say it is safe. A closed report from last spring is not this winter’s forecast. Read the current grooming note on the park page the morning you go.

The park also lists about 7 miles of trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, groomed in season. Dogs are not allowed on the groomed area or the groomed trails. Overnight parking is not allowed. State Parks advises traction tires. The park page lists the turns from I-90 Exit 54: south off the ramp (a right turn if you are coming from Seattle), then left, about an eighth of a mile, right, and the sno-park is the first right.

Before you leave

Check Snoqualmie Pass the same day. A closure or traction requirement can wipe out the plan. Bring waterproof layers, a spare pair of gloves, and a change of clothes for the ride home. For Hyak, bring the Sno-Park permit. For the Summit, buy the tubing ticket before you get in the car.

Winter break with kids is the indoor plan when the pass is a bad idea, and it links the school calendars so you can see which week your district is out.