Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area is a small ski area on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula within Olympic National Park, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. Its setting is unusual nationally because it is one of only three lift-served ski areas inside a U.S. national park, and it is the westernmost ski area in the continental United States. Its mountain location on Hurricane Ridge brings dramatic winter conditions that shape both recreation and access. When snow is present, the road can be threatened by wind-driven avalanches, and closures may last an entire day, making weather and road conditions central to the area’s character.