The park has forgone collecting gate fees, but began collecting fees again this week. Limited services will be available at Logan Pass and other areas of the park. Two volunteer bike patrol units on the west side of the avalanche relayed the call for help and stayed in the area for more than four hours until park rangers gained access to the scene.Ī park road crew cleared the rockslide at the Loop and then began cutting a path through the avalanche debris to open the way for the stranded cyclists. Portions of the Sun Road remain open year-round, but the alpine portion is dependent on weather conditions (usually, its open June/July through October). Kerzman says Going-to-the-Sun Road will reopen at some point next week from the West Glacier entrance up to the Rising Sun campground near the eastern edge of the park. To complicate matters, another rockslide that morning at the Loop switchback - farther to the west - prevented emergency vehicles from reaching Triple Arches, Glacier National Park spokeswoman Lauren Alley said. They reportedly planned to ride to the snow-packed area, then turn around and descend back toward Lake McDonald.īut after they passed the Triple Arches area, an avalanche dumped tons of rocks and snow on the road behind them, blocking their return. The park reported a 41 increase in the number of vehicles on the road that day compared to opening day in 2019. The cyclists were eastbound on a section of the mountain road that was closed to motor vehicles because its highest point, Logan Pass, has not been cleared of snow. Going-to-the-Sun Road fully opened for the 2021 season on June 25. Please visit our Plowing and Road Status pages for the most up to date information. The road may now be accessed by motorized vehicles all the way through from both the West Glacier and St. WEST GLACIER, Montana ( KPAX TV) - An avalanche on Glacier National Park’s scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road trapped 13 bicyclists for eight hours on Memorial Day. Portions of Going-to-the-Sun Road are open year round, however the entire road will not usually open until late June at the earliest. JGoing-to-the-Sun Road officially opened this morning for the 2023 summer season.
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