Replying to Resort doesn't allow us to hike rails stating no uphill traffic, anyone else have this problem? Help with solutions?

I ski at a medium-large resort on the west coast. The parks are generally good, but have somewhat lengthy runs before and after the parks, and usually crazy lift lines. To mitigate this and get more hits on the most trickable rails we often times hike. This year we have been told by mountain ambassadors (yeah, red coats..) that uphill traffic is not allowed and that we can not hike. We hike only in clear to see areas and out of the way of everyone. We tried to reason with him stating that the no uphill traffic rule applies mainly to touring skiers skinning up and people who want to poach. He got pissed and threatened to pull our passes when we brought this up, so we stopped hiking. A different day park crew told us the same thing. And they're never nice about it.

It just seems counter productive to the park scene. One run up and down takes about half hour, and depending on the park there may only be 4 rails to hit in that half hour. That's not enough in my opinion. Plus I've seen lots of other people do it, and if the people hiking are pro or 'semi pro' they are allowed to do it.

Anyone else have this issue? Any ideas on how to resolve this?