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Ptah

(32,983 posts)
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 12:40 PM Jul 2022

Going-to-the-Sun Road opens for the summer

WEST GLACIER - Going-to-the-Sun Road has officially opened this morning for the 2022 summer season and people can drive the length of the iconic road from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances.

Historically, Going-to-the-Sun-Road had late openings on July 13 in both 2011 due to snowpack and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the latest recordings of the road opening, besides its original opening on July 15, 1933.

This year the late opening has been attributed to late winter weather, making it difficult for road crews to clear the road during continued avalanche danger.

Vehicle reservations are needed to enter Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor at the West Glacier Entrance, Camas Entrance and Rising Sun checkpoint daily between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. North Fork area of the park reservations are required between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. 24-hour advanced reservations are released at 8 a.m. the day before the effective date on Recreation.gov.





https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/going-to-the-sun-road-opens-for-the-summer
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Going-to-the-Sun Road opens for the summer (Original Post) Ptah Jul 2022 OP
I've traveled that road. Parts are scary. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #1
One of the best trips I ever took SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #2

SCantiGOP

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2. One of the best trips I ever took
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 02:06 PM
Jul 2022

Late 1990’s. They said they tried to open the park by June 15 back then, but I went the last week in July and it had only been open for two weeks.
They used surveying equipment to locate the road and use very low grade explosives and heavy equipment to remove the ice from the roads. There were also no reservations needed to drive the route, but there was a lot of traffic.

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