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Glacier National Park - June 11, 1999
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These pictures were taken on June 11 during a fly over to determine snow conditions in the backcountry as well as along the route of the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

They show the incredible amount of snow still on the ground in the high country around Sperry Chalet. Backcountry users should be prepared for higher than usual amounts of snow on the trails.
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bigdrift.jpg (23969 bytes) Plowing crew along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in the area of the Big Drift.

The following pictures were also taken June 11, 1999, in the area of Logan Pass Visitor Center and the Big Drift, which is just east of there.
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 Final plowing of the Big Drift.
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 The park's new rotary plow clearing the Big Drift.
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 Logan Pass Visitor Center
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 Clearing the parking lot at the Logan Pass Visitor Center
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