The resort near Wenatchee is adding Monday through Wednesday operations to the last two weeks of March and will now be open daily through the end of the month.
County Commissioner Shon Smith says he shot video Saturday capturing hundreds of cars parked along narrow roads leading to the trail heads of hiking areas.
Forest Service firefighters were stretched thin recently when out of control campfires interfered with their response to an outbreak of lightning caused fires.
It's bought 430 acres of private land from local families which expands Saddle Rock and establishes a legal route between Saddle Rock and the Jacobson Preserve.
The mountain received significant early snowfall in November and weather that aided snowmaking efforts, which resulted in the resort's earliest allowable opening date under its special use agreement.