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Glacier Park superintendent wants Sperry Chalet rebuilt starting this summer – What do you think of the 4 options?

Glacier National Park hopes to rebuild Sperry Chalet in two construction seasons, starting this summer, Superintendent Jeff Mow said Tuesday night.

Meeting that timeline will be a challenge, but there are many significant challenges associated with rebuilding the historic high-elevation dormitory, Mow and others said.

The site is remote – a six-mile trek that will require helicopter shuttles for building materials. The construction season is short, owing to Sperry Chalet’s high elevation and alpine climate.

As a starting point, Glacier National Park announced four concepts under consideration for Sperry’s future. Comments on those concepts and other, alternative suggestions will be accepted during a "scoping" process that continues through the first week of April.

People interested in reading more about the project and who wish to comment should visit
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/sperrychalet2018. The comment period will be open until April 2, 2018.

To get all of the latest news and updates on Sperry Chalet, the Next 100 Years project, join the Glacier Conservancy’s email list here: https://glacier.org/sperry-chalet-interest-list/ .

By Sherry Devlin

Full Story and Images: https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2018/03/sperry-chalet-rebuilt/

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