Yellowstone snowmobile use stays steady

Yellowstone snowmobile use stays steady

Story Published: Mar 18, 2008 at 10:20 AM MDT

Story Updated: Mar 18, 2008 at 1:24 PM MDT

By Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) _ The number of snowmobilers visiting Yellowstone National Park remained steady this winter while the use of snow coaches there rose slightly.

The number of park visitors on snowmobiles dropped less than 1 percent, to 30,756 compared to last winter. Snow coach visits rose about 7 percent to 21,794.

The total number of visitors to the park from December to February increased 7 percent, from 75,450 in 2006-07 to more than 80,000 this winter.

Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash says visitor numbers for March aren't yet available. All the visitor numbers are preliminary.

Yellowstone next winter will operate under new winter travel rules that reduce the number of snowmobiles allowed in the park each day from 720 to 540. Nash says the number of snowmobiles entering the park surpassed 540 just one day this winter, on Dec. 28. More than 500 snowmobiles entered the park on Dec. 27, 28 and 29.

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