Glacier National Park Chat

Topping this thread for 2024. Just hours away for reservations! I hope folks get their desired dates. On a separate note, as this is the first year I am thinking about Alaska, I checked reservations for Brooks campground, on "Fat Bears" island, which opened yesterday. Gone in a flash. :bea...

llholmes1948 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 12:40 pm The thread title needs to be changed since I think we are talking about 2024.

I started a 2024 thread; will top it.

Anybody know the room set-up at the new Sperry - How many rooms hold 1 guest, 2 guests, 3 guests, etc? Thanks. The only thing I've found is the following, on Sperry Chalet website: Sperry Chalet has 17 private guest rooms, ranging in occupancy from one to five guests, various single and double bed ...

Thanks to zozeppelin for the reminder in 2023 thread:
Reservations open Monday, January 8.
I hope everybody gets their choice!

Someone in the Comments to the Public Outreach for 2024 Visitor Use Management Strategy (on the NPS Glacier site) said that trying to get a vehicle pass for Going to the Sun Road was like trying to get a ticket to Taylor Swift concert. :) It is still being described as a "pilot program," b...

Jake Bramante's ((Hike 734's) New Year's Day hike to Avalanche Lake.
Avalanche Lake in winter
Great start to the year!

Park officials cited data from 2023 indicating that only 2% of three-day reservations were utilized all three days, and said that by shifting to a single-day system more reservations can be provided to visitors. How do they know that? If a car with 3-day reservation enters the park, does not leave ...

Thanks for this update on IWI, with quite a lot of good information.
Local skiers, start your wax!
My February skiing weekend at the inn was unforgettable. Around zero temp-wise, but after 3 days we were used to it.
I had no idea the inn was in such bad shape structurally.

Paul , Marx , I would suggest contacting the Glacier Mountaineering Society . Contact info is under "About." That route is frequently done during their Hike/Climb week at end of July, so they probably have current beta on best approach. It's a neat group. They've got something going on mo...

Quite a lot is unknown, and likely never will be known. The attack on the tent caught my eye. A senior animal with malnutrition and poor dentition seems to be a common factor in some (certainly not all) attacks. In looking for an attack on Parker Ridge, AB, I came across a separate account of a wolf...

With respect to dog, from the photos in the article teapot linked, the dog appears to have been well trained.

“We believe that’s what they were doing,” said Inglis, adding the dog would have been in the tent with the couple before the attack.

An old sow, hungry, poor dentition.
Very sad story.

I do remember his exploits, which came during my most active swimming years. llholmes1948 , thanks for the shoutout. I've been to Glacier only once since the fire scourges took hold; have moved recreation elsewhere, this year to Canadian Rockies, where I did indeed engage in some wild swimming in Ch...

Jay , I've taken bear spray across the border, both directions, without a problem. I do tell the border guard I have it, and it is in sight, where the guard can see it. It must be of an approved type, but basically the 2(?) main producers are fine. Pepper spray is considered a weapon and cannot be ...

Wow, tibber , thanks for these views of gorgeous flowers! :arrow: On my first trip, in September, I had to ask people on the trail where the Garden Wall was. "You're standing in front of it." Alas, only a few sparse, late-season blooms scattered low among the rocks. (I expect there are mor...

I bought a junior version Bear Vault for Yellowstone backcountry and found it useful. It is heavier than a bag for a bear hang, and although bears may not be able to open it, they can certainly roll it around. For an REI 4-day guided trek we had to carry the larger vaults, which took up a LOT of roo...