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No hiker-biker restrictions on Sun Road this weekend

by Chris Peterson Hungry Horse News
| April 26, 2013 1:35 PM

More sections of Glacier National Park roads are now open. The Inside North Fork Road is open to Doverspike Meadow through Big Prairie. The Two Medicine Road is plowed, but it’s only open to Running Eagle Falls.

The Going-to-the-Sun Road is plowed nearly to Road Camp, beyond The Loop near Haystack Creek, but it’s only open to vehicles on the west side to Lake McDonald Lodge. On the east side, the Sun Road is open to Rising Sun. Both the west and east sides of the road have no hiker-biker restrictions beyond the gate.

The Many Glacier Road is plowed but gated. There are no hiker biker restrictions beyond the gate.

Weather forecasts for this weekend call for very windy conditions Saturday, with highs in the 60s. Sunday will see some cooling, with highs in the 50s and a 30 percent chance of rain or snow showers, depending on elevation.

Wind gusts on the east side of the Continental Divide could reach 75 mph on Saturday. For Sunday, there’s a chance of rain and with cooler temperatures in the 50s and 40s.