Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour

[Thumper81]

You're going to absolutely love it! I worked in Yellowstone for 5 years. Def going to need good gloves/mittens and handwarmers, layer-up, and drink lots of water. I know a lot of the guides out of Old Faithful and Snow Lodge and they're extremely knowledgeable. Yellowstone is a place you won't forget for the rest of your life!

[Timberstalker]

What an awesome looking trip Smossy's G.  Hope you have a blast.

[Grit dog]

If you get 600cc 2 stroke machines when you are riding out of West, not in the park, they will be about twice as powerful as the 4s sleds.
No worries on the groomers in the park, but if there's decent snow, get some tips on how to get a sled I stuck in different situations or you'll wear yourself out pretty quick if you get a machine or both stuck and don't know how. Seriously. Could turn a fun day into a "took 3 hours to get unstuck twice and made for a shatty day".
Probably 100 u tube videos on it.
Basic tips. If stuck going straight up hill, usually easier to flip the sled over, basically barrel roll it out.
Stuck anywhere else, it's easier to move snow than the machine. Dig out plenty under the front and stomp down a launch pad in front so it doesn't have to "climb" out of the hole as much. Clear a little snow to one side, 2 people, pick up the back end, toss it over onto fresh packed snow.  If it's still sketchy, 1 person pull on a ski while the other rides it out. Start off easy, don't just spin out, but once it begins to move, hammer the throttle.
Also, full face helmets with shields pretty much suck, IMO. Fog up a lot quicker.
Moto X helmet with a breath box or a good baclava and goggles + spare pair will keep u going all day.
When you stop if goggles are snow covered, wet, fogged or iced up, put them under the hood right away, NOT on the exhaust. 5-10 min later they will be dry and clear.

[Grit dog]

Park tour and wildlife is awesome. Bucket list type of trip. Enjoy!

[Becky]

It's INCREDIBLE so far!!!!

[Becky]

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[DaveMonti]

Great Pictures!  Have a great time!  Weather looks perfect!

[Rainier10]

Heck yeah! Looks like great weather too.

[Becky]

still can't believe we're down here!

[cbond3318]

Way cool!

[BULLBLASTER]

  looks like a fun trip!

[SniperDanWA]

Looks like great fun, Becky.  Great to see you and Shaun smile too

[Timberstalker]

Awesome time!  Can't wait to see more pictures.

[smittyJ]

We did this trip years ago and will probably do it again in the next few years with the keys.  Definitely one of my favorite vacations of all time.  Scenery was epic, lots of stuff to take photos of.

The crows are pretty crafty there.  Don't leave any food in the back of your snowmobile.  We watched them get into multiple snowmobiles and pull out everything to get to a bag of chips or a sandwich.

They're really good at getting those heavy zippers open aren't they!

[Becky]

I'll post more pics later  man it was incredible!! ... Felt like so many miles we covered for never having ridden a snowmobile, our bodies are beat, hands and face chapped, soooo worth every second. The trail groomer has been broken the entire time so the roads in there were more ice than anything, the signs in there said "snowmobile conditions poor" lol. Yesterday we did a private tour of just the 4 of us and our guide up to Mammoth Hot Springs, not a main tour for any of the companies so the roads were way less used. We got to really feel what the machines do on fresh/softer powder and it was a huge difference. It was really fun being the only ones around for hours and hours.

Oh and yes, the ravens destroyed a couple people's belongings that weren't in our group. Our guides were really good about making sure we grabbed our things at the long stops.