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PHOTOS: Going-to-the-Sun Road snow plowing in Glacier National Park

| June 3, 2021 10:00 AM

Glacier National Park officials invited journalists to view snow-clearing efforts along the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

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The McDonald Creek valley is viewed from the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Logan Pass parking lot is seen during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Road crews clear snow at the Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Photographers take pictures of a boulder that had fallen onto the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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A plow sits near the Big Drift along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Christian Tranel, work leader with the Glacier National Park roads crew, walks along the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Logan Pass parking lot and visitors center are pictured during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Road crews clear snow at the Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Christian Tranel, work leader with the Glacier National Park roads crew, answers questions during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Christian Tranel, work leader with the Glacier National Park roads crew, answers questions during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier National Park road crews clear snow and debris in preparation for the installation of guardrails along the Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Road crews clear snow at the Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier National Park Road Supervisor Brian Paul gestures to plows working near the Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Snow melts around the Logan Pass visitor center during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Hidden Lake Trailhead at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park is seen on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Hidden Lake Trailhead at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park is seen on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Meltwater trickles across the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Glacier National Park shuttle bus makes its way along the Going-to-the-Sun Road during a media tour of the snow removal process at Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier National Park Road Supervisor Brian Paul answers questions as road crews clear snow at the Big Drift along the Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier National Park road crews clear snow from a section of the Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier National Park Road Supervisor Brian Paul walks along the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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From left, Christian Tranel, Glacier National Park roads crew work leader; John Lucke, the park's deputy chief of maintenance; and road supervisor Brian Paul speak near Logan Pass on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)