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A funding bill containing Congressman Ryan Zinke’s proposal to kill the Glacier National Park pilot vehicle reservation system passed the House last week, but may not get much further.

Glacier National Park has been recently criticized for trying to address an overwhelming problem — too many visitors at one time and not enough park staff to fully support the high levels of visitation.

Visitors hoping to take advantage of the end of Glacier National Park’s ticketed entry system for the year might need to adjust their expectations, officials warned last week.

Glacier National Park officials gave people a chance to voice their opinions about park access in person at two different open houses this week.

Glacier National Park officials are asking for public comments on its pilot vehicle reservation system amid renewed scrutiny of the program in recent months.

As a lifelong resident of Montana and 42 year resident of the Flathead Valley, I strongly disagree with the lack of support of Congressmen Zinke’s efforts to eliminate the reservation system implemented by a distant third party for our Glacier National Park.

Construction work on Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road is now only during night and early morning hours to avoid summer traffic.

The million-acre mountain preserve welcomed 2,908,458 visitors in 2022, down 5.1% from the previous year.

After 33 years with the National Park Service — eight of them leading Glacier — Mow is retiring at the end of 2021.

Motorists will need tickets for both the Going-to-the-Sun Road and Polebridge when visiting Glacier this summer.