Jeff Schmerker
Summer skiing
Summer skiing is fairly common around the nation, and die-hards willingly trek across miles of bare ground to reach their sacred patch of July snow. Not so at Logan Pass, however, where glistening snowfields lie just yards off the Going-to-the-Sun Road, the only road which crosses Glacier National Park. The park service allows skiing for anyone who is willing to haul their skis or board up the mountain, but does ask that hikers stay on snow or rock and off of tender and fragile tundra. Like all hikers in Glacier, you also must stay away from the wildlife – and wildlife is definitely something you will see here.
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