Better Late Than Never: Skiing Northeast Yellowstone
Cooke City | Updated: March 17, 2024 02:39 AM
Location: Northeast Entrance
Address: U.S. 212, Cooke City, MT 59081, United States
Date: 09 March
After waiting for most of the winter, we finally have decent ski conditions in northern Yellowstone! The SnoTel site at the Northeast Entrance is showing 23 inches of snow accumulation. I remember the endless weeks of early winter, when it was stuck on 7 inches; and then, when it rose to 9 inches and stayed there for a month or more. Now that the Mammoth Hotel and Dining Room are closed; and plowing has begun between Mammoth and Norris, we are going skiing!
Saturday's weather forecast for Cooke City (the closest weather station to where we are going) is: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph." I would actually prefer it a bit colder, but if we ski the Barronette trail, the shade from the mountain in the afternoon might cool things down a bit. Our alternative itinerary would be the Bannock trail, providing the powder bashers haven't monopolized the parking. Our maximum distance for either trail would likely be in the vicinity of 3-4 miles, and either one would … c
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Where is Better Late Than Never: Skiing Northeast Yellowstone in Cooke City?
Northeast Entrance, U.S. 212, Cooke City, MT 59081, United States
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Better Late Than Never: Skiing Northeast Yellowstone is scheduled for 09 March.
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