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Spring Plowing Operations Next Week Will Close Roads in Grand Teton National Park, WY

Over-snow access on Teton Park Road ends this weekend Spring plowing will begin in Grand Teton National Park on Monday, 14th March. The plowing operations mark the end of over-snow access on the 14-mile section of the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and the Signal Mountain area. Rotary snow removal equipment and plows may be working at any […]

SnowBrains | March 10, 2022
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Roads in Yellowstone National Park Now Closed as Spring Plowing Begins

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Roads in Yellowstone National Park began closing to oversnow travel on March 6th. Spring plowing operations have begun and will continue as additional segments of roads close. All oversnow travel will end for the season on March 15th at 9 pm. Weather permitting, some park roads will reopen to automobile travel on April 15th at 8 am. Related: Top 10 […]

SnowBrains | March 8, 2022
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Expect Delays Over Washington’s Mountain Passes This Winter Due to Staff Shortages Exacerbated by Vaccine Mandate

Washington State Department of Transport (WSDOT) is warning drivers to expect delays over mountain passes this winter due to staff shortages. Related: Utah Ski Resorts Desperately Seeking Employees as Winter Approaches and National Labor Shortage Drags On Already suffering with low staff numbers due to retirements and the pandemic, October saw 5.9% of WSDOT’s workforce leave the agency due to […]

SnowBrains | November 8, 2021
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Most Snow in 30-Years Means it Could be Months Before Plowing is Finished Allowing Access to ‘Going-to-the-Sun Road’, MT

SnowBrains | May 4, 2018
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Brain Post: Glacier National Park’s “Going to The Sun Road” Plowing Operations

The Going to The Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park and provides the only motorized access to Logan Pass continental divide.  The road opened in 1932 after 11 years of carving 50 miles of roadway into the sides of the surrounding peaks. The road cost $2.5 million dollars to complete and recently received $27.6 million […]

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