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Rampart Ridge Launch

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Rampart Ridge Launch

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Spot Details

PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Not marked
Launch faces
SW, W, NW
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
PGE documents the exact mountain launch and current 2026 flight tracks corroborate use. Verify current Snoqualmie-area land-manager access, seasonal road/trail status, dry-lake LZ availability, fire conditions, and local briefing before travel.
Site rules
  • Use only legal public access and parking and obey seasonal, fire, road, trail, watershed, and land-manager closures.
  • Do not plan on the dry-lake landing option unless it is physically dry, open, legal, and independently FAA-screened that day.
  • Avoid operations during strong pass flow, overdevelopment, wildfire/smoke, or active low-level military training that conflicts with the flight plan.
  • Carry reliable backcountry communication and a retrieve/emergency plan.
  • Check current airspace, TFRs, NOTAMs, military-route activity, weather, and legal LZs before launch.
Launch directions
SW, W, NW
Direction notes
PGE marks W good and SW/NW possible; pass-flow and local terrain interpretation are essential.
Safety notes
  • Snoqualmie Pass can amplify wind and create severe terrain rotor, wave, sink, and rapid weather change.
  • Dry-lake landing is seasonal and can be unusable outside late-summer conditions; forest, water, terrain, and highway alternatives are hazardous.
  • Low-level military route activity is an additional traffic hazard highlighted in regional pilot guidance.
Additional notes
Current-activity mountain PG launch retained with strong backcountry and seasonal-LZ warnings.
Map pin (exact launch)
PGE exact launch point corroborated by current 2026 flight activity.

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