Have you been to Yellowstone in the winter?
I've read Yellowstone is so nice in the winter. I'm considering going there in February or early March. Anybody have any suggestions.? Thanks.
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We've been to Yellowstone twice on snowmobiles, both as day trips from Big Sky, Montana where we were skiing. We're used to being outside in cold weather so were somewhat prepared. I say somewhat prepared since on our first visit we snowmobiled in from West Yellowstone, Montana and it was -20F and snowing. The only part of me that was cold was the tops of my hands...the snowmobile handle grips are heated. We were going to Old Faithful and touring the geyser basins. The sun eventually came out and it was great. We also went up along the Firehole River which is not allowed any longer.
Our 2nd trip we also came in from West Yellowstone and this time went up to Mammoth Hot Springs.
Winter is a great time to go if you can stand the cold. Less crowded and the thermal features have even more steam due to the cold temperatures. If you do take snowmobiles rent the biggest snowmobiles you can, they soak up the bumps that appear by the end of the day better than the smaller snowmobiles. That is something we learned from our first trip.
Here's a couple of photos, the first, discovered the snowmobiles had no reverse, and the mud pots.
Our 2nd trip we also came in from West Yellowstone and this time went up to Mammoth Hot Springs.
Winter is a great time to go if you can stand the cold. Less crowded and the thermal features have even more steam due to the cold temperatures. If you do take snowmobiles rent the biggest snowmobiles you can, they soak up the bumps that appear by the end of the day better than the smaller snowmobiles. That is something we learned from our first trip.
Here's a couple of photos, the first, discovered the snowmobiles had no reverse, and the mud pots.
