Il Yellowstone National Park (Yellowstone National Park) is located in the United States of America, specifically in the far northwestern part of Wyoming and extends, for a small stretch, into Montana (to the North) and Idaho (to the West), occupying a large area of the Rocky Mountains.
Yellowstone National Park, what to see
In Yellowstone National Park it is possible to do photographic activities such as capturing bison safely from the snow coach, the snowcat, and observing wolf pups playing with adults while targeting bison searching for winter grass. During a night tour aboard the snow coach, you can admire clusters of stars in the sky.
The first National Park of the United States offers a vast 800,000 hectares to explore in winter: it is incredibly beautiful! Steam rises from hot springs, from geysers and fumaroles; bison graze in the vast snow-covered expanses and drink from streams sparkling with ice crystals, and Old Faithful entertains guests at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge. You can see everything comfortably aboard the snow coach, driving a snowmobile, skiing, or during a winter walk. Yellowstone Park offers kilometers of cross-country trails, all marked in a series of brochures available at the park visitor center and at hotels open in season. Shuttle buses provide transportation to various trails, and equipment can be rented directly in the park.
You can also explore the countless snowmobile routes located near the park in West Yellowstone – in Montana -, just outside the west entrance of the park, thanks to a variety of cross-country and ski skate trails, part of the Rendezvous Ski Trails system. Numerous snowmobile tour organizations depart from West Yellowstone and can freely travel the hundreds of miles of prepared routes, through slopes in the American national forests.
Yellowstone National Park, cosa fare
On Saturday morning in West Yellowstone, there are more snowmobiles roaming the streets than cars. The town’s economy is based on bars, restaurants, lodgings, and shops for visitors looking for souvenirs and winter clothing, and at the same time it is the perfect gateway to explore the national park and the Gallatin National Forest. The city limits around the park allow day trips to Yellowstone, by snowmobile or snowcoach, up to Old Faithful. Remember to visit the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, a nonprofit wildlife park, to admire the bears fighting and the wolves prowling for prey. Inside Yellowstone National Park, snowmobiles are allowed on specific park roads only with guided tours. Xanterra, the company that manages the park lodgings, offers packages with snowmobiles that allow riders on snow to spend a night at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge, then drive 144 kilometers to the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel the next day. If you really want to explore other parts of Yellowstone National Park in winter, consider splitting your time between the Old Faithful Snow Lodge and the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. Neither calls itself a luxury lodging, but both are extremely comfortable and completely non-smoking, and winter prices are considerably lower than the crowded summer season.
During winter only these two hotels remain open in the park.
In the morning, look out the window of your room at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and there is a strong chance you will see a deer looking for grass to graze. At Snow Park Lodge, instead, you are only five minutes on foot to admire Old Faithful: the reception always knows when it is eruption time.
