Montana's Winter Wonderland...in June

Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road won’t open for at least eight more days – but beginning Thursday, you can get to the top if you go the right way.

Logan Pass will be accessible to vehicles from the west side starting Thursday morning, Glacier spokeswoman Denise Germann announced Wednesday afternoon.

It will be the earliest opening for Logan Pass in a decade. Last year, visitors couldn’t get to Going-to-the-Sun's highest point until July 3.

The visitor center there will not open until June 19, when access on the east side is scheduled to start. Road rehabilitation work, and not snowplowing, is the determining factor there this year.

But Germann said park road crews have finished snow removal, debris cleanup, guard rail installation and facility preparation on the west side. Although the visitor center still will be closed, restrooms and potable water will be available at Logan Pass.

Crews have also assessed snow conditions before giving the OK.

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