Date: February 12, 2015
Contact: Denise Germann, 406 888 5838
Entrance fees to Glacier National Park, as well as other units of the National Park Service, will be waived this
President's Day Weekend, Saturday, February 14 through Monday, February 16.
Visitors are encouraged to experience the park's winter landscape.Snowshoeing and
skiing are popular winter recreational activities in Glacier National Park.Be prepared for changing weather
conditions as weather can vary drastically from lower valley locations to higher elevation locations.Severe weather,
lack of snow, winter rains, or melting conditions can quickly alter the difficulty of any winter trip.
Visitors are encouraged to visit the park's website for information about skiing and snowshoeing in the park at https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/crosscountryskiing.htm.
Avalanches may pose a danger in the mountainous portions of the park and surrounding areas.Please visit the Flathead Avalanche Center's
website for updated information and advisories at http://www.flatheadavalanche.org/.
Additional fee-free days for 2015 include:
April 18-19 Opening Weekend of National Park
Week,
August 25 99th Birthday of National Park Service,
September 26 National Public Lands Day, and
November 11 Veterans Day.
For more information about Glacier National Park, visit the park's webpage at https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm
or the park's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GlacierNPS, or contact 406-888-7800.
