Glacier Park plowing begins on east side
Plows on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park between Avalanche Creek and Logan Creek in April of 2020. (Glacier Park FILE)
In an annual rite of spring, Glacier National Park plow crews have begun clearing roads of snow.
On the east side, crews began plowing the Chief Mountain Road earlier this week. They typically start on the Two Medicine Road shortly thereafter.
Glacier reopened the east side of the park last week, after the Blackfeet Tribe reopened the reservation to recreational use. The east side had been closed for nearly a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On April 1, crews are expected to start on the Camas Road. They then start on the Going-to-the-Sun Road after camas is done, though the expectation is they won’t start on the Sun Road until April 5.
Roads are closed to hikers and bikers when plows are working, but they’re open to hiking and biking when they’re not working, later in the evenings.
Typically, crews put up closures signs when they’re working.
The Park also warns that a layer of ice is usually left on the road after plowing, so people should be aware of that.