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Yellowstone Is Open And The Deep Snows And Animals Are Back
Trees are burdened with heavy snows that cling to their branches. Animals
are abundant as they forage for food and wallow belly deep in the snow.
Snowmobiles and snowcoaches traverse the streets of West Yellowstone on
their way to see the wonders of Yellowstone or the unexcelled snowmobile
country outside of West Yellowstone. The Gallatin, Targhee and Beaverhead
National Forests provide days of riding that West Yellowstone have become
famous for.
Yellowstone Winter Use Plan Update:
A recent court order removes uncertainty about snowmobile and snowcoach
access in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for the winter of
2008-2009.
Under the reinstated 2004 rule, motorized over snow access will be allowed
this winter as it has for the past four winters. Up to 720 commercially
guided, Best Available Technology (BAT) snowmobiles and up to 78 snowcoaches
will be allowed per day in Yellowstone National Park. This means, we as
Yellowstone Park snowmobile and snowcoach concessionaires are able to take
you into the Park under the same conditions as the last four years.
“Monitoring data from the past four winters shows excellent air quality, few
wildlife disturbances, and reduced sound impacts. All were at fully
acceptable levels, and below levels recorded during historic, unregulated
use in the parks, which show that the limited use of guided, BAT snowmobiles
has worked.” (NPS news release)
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