I cant believe how fast the snow has melted, at this pace it will be an early opener. That said, the going to the sun road has A LOT of damage so I would expect it wont open early, at least to cars. I may open early to foot and bike traffic. Obvisously winter is not over up there, there's always lots of snow in march, april, may, and june, and I guess it possible for many more feet this spring, as was the case in 2001 when we got 8-10 feet in June!

Things are looking great! Lots of rain and saturated soils, should be a good flower year. I expect to see a bit of bear grass, but keep in mind that it's a 5-6 year cycle and it bloomed in 2005.

Take care, Tony