Going to the Sun Road opening progress June 2008

What a difference a few months can make! This is a recent photo of the Weeping Wall in Glacier National Park.

Typically this area would now be a very busy place with visitors vehicles and the famous Red buses driving their passengers through the cascading waters which falls from the rocks in this historic location. As you can see that is not the case this year. Don't let this discourage you from coming to this wonderful place, there is still lots to see and do. Just bring your snow boots, wet weather gear and the desire to explore a great place.

Spring snow removal is progressing very slowly. Weather conditions and equipment issues, as well as a above normal snow pack could make for one of the latest openings for the world famous Going to the Sun Road in years.

The Going-to-the-Sun Road from the Lake McDonald Lodge to Avalanche is currently open to vehicles approximately 16 miles from West Glacier to Avalanche, with biking and hiking only allowed pass this point, if current conditions permit. On the east side you can drive in 6 miles to the Rising Sun area.

The Flattop Mountain weather station is reporting today that there is still over 90 inches of snow on the ground. ( that would be 7 and 1/2 feet of snow) This location is lower in elevation than Logan Pass Visitor Center, which should tell us what the pass looks like. With all the cool wet/snow weather we are having and the above conditions, the opening of the pass anytime soon appears to be out of the question. Stay tuned for any further updates.