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Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road Plowing

June 04, 2024 Daily Inter Lake
Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road Plowing
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Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road Plowing
Jun 04, 2024
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Despite spring's arrival in the valley, Logan Pass in Glacier National Park remains buried under the deepest snowpack in over a decade, presenting significant challenges for road crews. With plows working through snowbanks as tall as 80 feet on the Big Drift, the park's roads supervisor anticipates weeks of effort before passage is fully cleared for visitors. The unprecedented accumulation marks the most substantial early spring snowfall since 2011, underscoring the ongoing battle against winter's grip in the high mountain passes.

Read Taylor Inmans's full article here.

For more information about snow plowing operations along the Going-to-the-Sun road, visit www.nps.gov/glac/



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Despite spring's arrival in the valley, Logan Pass in Glacier National Park remains buried under the deepest snowpack in over a decade, presenting significant challenges for road crews. With plows working through snowbanks as tall as 80 feet on the Big Drift, the park's roads supervisor anticipates weeks of effort before passage is fully cleared for visitors. The unprecedented accumulation marks the most substantial early spring snowfall since 2011, underscoring the ongoing battle against winter's grip in the high mountain passes.

Read Taylor Inmans's full article here.

For more information about snow plowing operations along the Going-to-the-Sun road, visit www.nps.gov/glac/



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