Glacier Park plow crews punch through Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months AGO
A sign at Logan Pass is buried under snow Monday, May 19, 2025 in Glacier National Park. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | May 23, 2025 5:00 PM
Glacier National Park plow crews have punched through the Big Drift and were working on removing snow at the Logan Pass visitor center on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, park spokeswoman Gina Icenoggle said Friday.
Snow depths around the center were about 12 feet deep. The bathroom building showed just its roof earlier this week.
The road still needs to be widened through drifts, and crews need to install log guardrails and remove rocks from the road before the Sun Road can open to the public.
“Still lots to do before the road can open,” Icenoggle noted.
The road this weekend is open to hikers and bikers on the west side to Big Bend, about 3 miles from the pass. On the east side, the road closed at No Stump Point.
The road to Kintla Lake and the Kintla Lake campground is now open.
Most other park secondary roads are now open for the season as well.
This weekend is supposed to be warm and sunny, with a chance of thunderstorms later Sunday.
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