Tag: snowmobiling

  • Your average winter day at Cooke City — dead snowmobiler

    A lot of people snowmobile the high country near Cooke City, MT. This happens every winter, usually more than once- There is no real reason for this story except to remind people of the obvious. Avalanches and dead snowmobilers near Cooke City are as predictable as Old Faithful. The only question is what will the…

  • Sylvan Pass will stay open

    The final decision for winter use for Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks has been signed. Sylvan Pass will remain open this winter with the use of howitzers and helicopters for avalanche control despite the huge cost of doing so for a trickle of snowmobilers. The Park Service, however, will not send personnel up to…

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