Going-to-the-Sun Road West
As the Going-to-the-Sun Road descends the west side, it makes a hair pin turn at The Loop. There's a shuttle stop and turnout here. There's a good view of Heavens Peak, to the southwest. There's also an avalanche site nearby, above. It's sobering to examine the destruction and debris left by a snow mass hurtling down the mountain side at high speed. This debris carved a southwest track down, on the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The beginning of the avalanche path is on the east side of the road. It crossed the road here. Fortunately the road is closed in winter.
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