The Wonder of Winter in Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park in the winter time is a magical land of steam and ice, recreation and wildlife, beauty and adventure. The parks natural geothermal features create an unmatched winter habitat for many species of animals. Bison, elk, deer, bighorn sheep and more are common throughout the area during the winter months.
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Yellowstone attracts tens of thousands of visitors every winter. Outdoor enthusiasts flock to the area for it's snowmobiling opportunities, cross country ski options, wildlife viewing, and to gaze at the incomparable beauty of Yellowstone Park's winter landscape.
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The town of West Yellowstone, located directly outside the west entrance to the park, is a snowmobiling mecca throughout the winter season. Many of the hotels and lodges in West Yellowstone offer winter lodging packages that include snowmobiling trips & tours both inside and outside the park.
Snowmobiling inside the park is subject to several national park regulations. Only certain models of snowmobile are allowed inside the park and you must be accompanied by a certified guide at all times while riding inside the park.
West Yellowstone snowmobiling guides and outfitters offer daily trips to multiple destinations inside the park including the old faithful area, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. They also offer daily snowcoach tours for those who want a more laid-back experience.
Three Bear Lodge, Hibernation Station and The Brandin' Iron Inn in West Yellowstone all offer lodging and snowmobile package deals in the winter. You can choose from guided trips into Yellowstone Park, or enjoy guided and non-guided trips outside the park in the public and forest service lands surrounding West Yellowstone. Got a couple days? Why not try a little of both. The snowmobiling outfitters in West Yellowstone can customize a plan to fit your schedule and needs.
Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing is another popular winter sport in the area. Yellowstone Park is home to many cross country trails in the winter season. Both groomed ski and snowshoeing trails and backcountry routes are available in many areas of the park. Winter provides a fantastic opportunity to see a side of the park that is not available during the summertime. The chances of wildlife viewing is always better in the winter time, and the kaleidoscope of snow, steam and ice transforms the Yellowstone countryside into a completely different world from the one that most visitors see during the rest of the year.
Anyone taking overnight excursions into the park must obtain a Backcountry Permit from the park ahead of time. The Old Faithful area is a favorite location among skiiers because it has 40 miles of cross-country courses. One popular 8-mile trail beginning at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge is called Lonestar Geyser Trail, and takes skiers into a secluded wilderness setting. The Fern Cascades Trail takes skiers around a 3-mile loop leading around the Old Faithful geyser basin. The Biscuit Basin Trail and Upper Geyser Basin Trail are near Mammoth Hot Springs. These trails may take up to a full day, but visitors claim they are worth the time.
Downhill Skiing
If you are more of an alpine/downhill ski enthusiast, you will appreciate that there are several great ski resorts in the area as well.
Big Sky Ski Resort is located about 12 miles northwest of the Town of West Yellowstone. Big Sky is a very family friendly ski resort. It has 150 trails, including easy trails for beginners and challenging runs and wall rides for experts. They also offer ski clinics and camps for people of all ages.
Grand Targhee Resort is located just south of Yellowstone Park on the western slopes of the Teton Mountains. This area averages 500 inches of fluffy snow every year. Grand Targhee Resort is recognized for its variety of runs, which cater to skiers of all abilities, and its family-oriented amenities including slope-side daycare.
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Brandin' Iron Inn & Yellowstone Adventures
Snowmobile rentals and snowcoach tours are offered out of West Yellowstone, Montana just blocks away from the west entrance of the park. The Brandin' Iron Inn has teamed up with Rendezvous Snowmobile Rentals, Inc. and Snowcoach Yellowstone to offer guests premium snowmobile rentals and professional tours of Yellowstone National Park. The state-of-the-art snowmobiles are excellently maintained and built to take riders over a variety of winter terrain. Guided snowcoach tours to key areas of the park are another fabulous way to become familiar with this gorgeous part of the country.
Snowmobile West Yellowstone
With more than 300 miles of groomed trails on U.S. Forest Service land outside of Yellowstone National Park, guests can take unforgettable adventures on their own through captivating wilderness. Explore Montana's and Wyoming's beautiful backcountry treasures like Mesa Falls, the headwaters of the Snake River, the magnificent continental divide, and panoramic views overlooking Yellowstone. Visitors thoroughly enjoy the paths around the park with breathtaking scenery of Montana, Idaho, and The Grand Tetons in Wyoming. There are an assortment of Polaris and Arctic Cat snowmobiles available to match your intended destinations and level of experience.
Yellowstone Advenutures also provides guided trips into the park. Let one of the local guides lead you on an unforgetable journey through Yellowstone's winter paradise. A guided tour through Yellowstone's winter wonderland is both entertaining and enlightening. Your experienced guide will take you by many of Yellowstone's most fascinating goelogical features, and share with you interesting facts and insights about the parks history, present and future.
A guide is required at all times when riding inside Yellowstone National Park. An entrance fee of $15 per snowmobile is mandatory to enter the park. People taking trails outside of the park do not need a guide and off-trail play is allowed. The entire landscape in and around Yellowstone is beautiful in the wintertime. There are trails up to panoramic mountain viewpoints, or visitors can coast along the lovely Snake River. There are many snowmobile-only resorts throughout the area to stop in for something to eat or to relax.
Custom and standard tours are available for booking both for groups and single riders.
All Rendezvous snowmobile models come with handlebar heaters. One full tank of gas is provided each day. Riders leave with detailed maps of all marked trails in the area. Helmets are required for all passengers, but insurance is optional. Snow apparel is available to rent at low prices together or separately including snowsuits, boots, mittens, and helmets. Boxed lunches are also sold from the rental operator location. Up to 10 snowmobiles may be rented per tour group.
All snowmobiles are B.A.T. (Best Available Technology) approved.
Ski Packages
One of the best ways to expereince the true, all-encompassing beauty of Yellowstone is to explore the park on cross-country skis. Yellowstone Vacations can arrange ski trips to multiple destinations throughout the park by arranging comprehensive packages including ski adventures, snowcoach tours and lodging accommodations. During your snowcoach and ski tours you will receive a first hand education from your guide, detailing the park's wildlife, history and world renown geothermal features. Your excursion will take you through some of Yellowstone's most breathtaking scenery and panorama's.
Yellowstone adventures also provides ski trips & packages outside the park utilizing the world class Rondezvous ski trails, more than 30,000 miles of ski trails sprawling throughout the the forest service lands that surround Yellowstone Park. The Brandin' Iron Inn is located across the street from the Park, and provides immediate access to both in-park & out-of-park ski trails.
Ski packages start at around $105 call our friendly reservations agents for more details:
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Snowcoach Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park in the winter time is an enchanting world of steam, ice and wildlife unlike anything else in the world. Yellowstone Park is home to more wildlife then any other place in the continental United States. There are also more geothermal features including geysers, mudpots, hot springs and steam vents, then any other destination on earth.
The Brandin' Iron Inn is partnered with Snowcoach Yellowstone to provide customized trips for virtually any group size. Snowcoach tours throughout Yellowstone National Park have become a popular way to get acquainted with the numerous natural wonders in this region.
There are 7 vehicles specifically designed for a luxurious and fascinating trip. Interpretive guides will take you to a variety of unique locations throughout Yellowstone National Park. These vehicles are designed for extreme and freezing weather conditions, even when snowmobiles are not available. The “Snow Yachts” seat anywhere from 6 to 32 passengers on each excursion.
These comfortable tours are also affordable, starting at $100 per person. Open communication with the guide is welcome, and they will accommodate anyone who wants to stop for a break or take a picture. Snowcoach Yellowstone narrated tours are guaranteed to show visitors all the best Yellowstone National Park has to offer.
Old Faithful Explorer
Journey to the worlds most concentrated geothermal area with knowledgable local guides. Tours include stops at Madison Junction, Fountain Paint Pot, Fountain Flat Road, Buscuit Basin & of course many stops for wildlife viewing. There is also time set aside for lunch and sight-seeing at Old Faithful.
Canyon Explorer
Yellowstone's 'Grand Canyon' is quite a sight to see! The Lower Falls of Yellowstone River drops an impressive 308 ft. This tour will also take you past some of Yellowstone's hottest and most dynamic gyeser basins including Norris Gyeser Basin, Steamboat Geyser and more. Box lunches are required for this trip as there is no dining options provided at the canyon.
Snowcoach tours depart about 9 am and return around 5 pm. Prices do not include: lunch, park entrance fees, taxes or gratuities (15% customary). You should bring along a winter coat and shoes for walkin in the snow and ice.
Private custom tours are also available every day throughout winter.
Call for more information and to make reservations:
1-866-875-8456
Hibernation Station
The Hibernation Station in West Yellowstone, Montana is a year-round resort village made up of charming hand-made log cabins with rustic wood furniture and full baths. There are a number of elegant amenities including full and partial kitchenettes, gas fireplaces, and oversized jet tubs. It is an ideal place to stay in the wintertime, providing satellite TV, a wireless Internet lounge, and telephone services for all guests. There are a variety of cabin styles and sizes to accommodate any couple, family, or group. There is ample parking for visitors' vehicles or snowmobiles from home.
Ideal Location
Hibernation Station is only 3 blocks from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, making it easy for you to access the park anytime of year!
Hibernation Station’s prime location just on the edge of town provides quick access to all of the amenities of West Yellowstone, including restaurants, theatres, shops, boutiques, bars, pubs and more, as well as immediate access to thousands of miles of trails for riding in the National Forest area surrounding the park.
Premium Snowmobile Packages
Hibernation Station specializes in snowmobile packages for outside the park in the millions of acres of National Forest lands which surround the park boundaries.
Many people say they actually prefer riding outside the park as opposed to snowmobiling inside the park. There are less regulations, you can ride more powerful snowmachines, you are not restricted to just riding the main roadway as you are within the park, and you are not required to have a guide with you everywhere you go like you are inside the park.
Hibernation Station offers many options for snowmobile rentals and several lodging and snowmobiling packages for you to choose from. You can choose from either single or multi-day packages. The Hibernation Station can arrange to have your snowmobile delivered right to your cabins front door. Hibernation Station allows you to leave your snowmobile parked right at your cabin, allowing you to park and forget about your car during your vacation and use your snowmobile for all of your transportation and recreation needs.. Hibernation Station can also provide you with all of the extra equipment you need to enjoy a fun, warm and safe riding experience.
Take a look at the snowmobile rental prices below and call 1-866-875-8456 to talk with an agent about setting up a lodging and snowmobile package today!
| 500 Arctic Cat Sabre Cat 550 Ski Doo Expedition |
$125/day | Basic Touring Model, Single Basic Model, Single or Double |
| 500 Yamaha Phazer Mountain Lite | $145/day | Basic Mountain Performance, 144'' track |
| 4-Stroke Arctic Cat Touring | $150/day | Luxury Touring Model, Single or Double |
| 600 Ski-Doo Renegade 600 Arctic Cat Crossfire |
$159/day | Trail/Powder Performance, 136'' Trail/Powder Performance, 136'' |
| M-800 Arctic Cat 800 Ski-Doo Summit HO |
$175/day | Extreme Performance, 162'' Extreme Performance, 151'' |
| Yamaha Apex Mountain | $195/day | Exclusive Performance, 150 hp, 162'' track |
Damage insurance sold separately. A full tank of gas is provided at the time of pick-up.
Snowsuits, boots, helmets, and gloves are also available to rent.
Although Hibernation Station specializes in outside-the-park snowmobile packages, the staff at Hibernation Station can also make all of the arrangements for you to enjoy an in-park tour via snowcoach or snowmobile. Hibernation Station can arrange to have a Yellowstone snowcoach pick you up right at your cabin and wisk you off to a fun-filled day of beauty and adventure inside the park. A commercial guide is required for snowmobiling inside the park, and Hibernation Station will gladly set up a guided snowmobile or snowcoach tour of the park for you upon request. Call 1-866-875-8456 and speak with a reservations agent for more details.
To make reservations or get more details call:
1-866-875-8456
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