ya once you get up to the glades triple (north ridge is the new name, i prefer the old) they dont have anyone checking passes. So try a couple times to get up the gondola, snowdon triple or quad a couple times before you hike up. The easiest to sneak up would probly be the triple because you can get to the front of the line, ahead of where the lifties are, through a couple trees. Tickets are expensive tho, around 50 if you're over 18, 42 i think if you're under.