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Corky12
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Jul 11, 2016

Beartooth Pass

Beartooth Pass (Hwy 212) south of Red Lodge, MT is closed from Vista Point to the Wyoming line due to snow, icy road and wind
  • Some folks worry about the parks in May. July can be just as entertaining! You're in the mountains folks. :)
  • n7bsn wrote:
    mowermech wrote:
    You beat me to it. I heard about it on the 0800 2 meter net this morning.
    I haven't heard anything about Going To The Sun Highway.
    I did hear that the snow level was expected to be 6500 feet.



    There's no travel alerts for Going to the Sun, recall it's not that high a pass, just really far north.


    Logan Pass in Glacier National Park is on the continental divide at 6646 feet. There is often over 50 feet of snow in the spring at Logan Pass, and snow falls there year round.

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  • Dunraven Pass (Canyon to Tower) had 3" of slush when I went through a couple of hours ago. 44 in West Yellowstone at noon... July is always fun to watch. :) :)
  • I didn't see any URLs or other sources in these posts. Where does one find this data? Thanks. :)
  • mowermech wrote:
    You beat me to it. I heard about it on the 0800 2 meter net this morning.
    I haven't heard anything about Going To The Sun Highway.
    I did hear that the snow level was expected to be 6500 feet.



    There's no travel alerts for Going to the Sun, recall it's not that high a pass, just really far north.
  • You beat me to it. I heard about it on the 0800 2 meter net this morning.
    I haven't heard anything about Going To The Sun Highway.
    I did hear that the snow level was expected to be 6500 feet.