There was major damage to the Palisades section of the road to Alpine Tunnel this winter. A large avalanche or rock slide caused the hand stacked section of road to collapse. Pretty amazing it stood for 135 years before this happened.
The guy I bought the 72 E/S from works for the USFS and said it won't open this summer for sure. And Williams Pass is past the damaged section of road, so it won't open either.
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Alpine Tunnel/Williams Pass
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Gunnibronco
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Alpine Tunnel/Williams Pass
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Re: Alpine Tunnel/Williams Pass
Well that's a bummer but it is amazing its stood the test of time this far. Iam sure it will be repaired sooner or later it's a pretty cool area.
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