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New Yellowstone article claims "snowmobiling is a" dying sport?

I strongly disagree with a recent statement in an article by the YellowstoneInsider.com which claims “But snowmobiling as a sport is dying out (a combination of cultural changes and shifts in the snowmobile industry itself, with a move toward higher-end and more expensive sleds), and for a National Park to...
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Yellowstone winter visitors steady

April 6, 2010 – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The total number of winter visitors to Yellowstone National Park was up over 8 percent compared to the previous year, but was still 6 percent lower than the 2007-2008 season. The total number of oversnow visitors remained flat, with a small drop...
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Snowmobile visits to Yellowstone decline

Snowmobile visits to Yellowstone National Park were down slightly this winter, which the National Park Service (NPS) attributes to limited snowpack at the beginning and end of the winter season. Accor......
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Woman severely injured in snowmobile accident near West Yellowstone

A 27-year-old Tennessee woman was severely injured when her snowmobile crashed into a tree near West Yellowstone Wednesday, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman, who was not identified, was snowmobiling on Two Top Trail, southwest of West Yellowstone, according to a statement released Thursday. The accident was reported...
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County Wants More Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park

(CN) – A Wyoming county wants more snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. The Park County Board of Commissioner challenged the Interior Department’s rule that allows only 318 snowmobiles a day in the nation’s oldest National Park. Park County claims the Department of Interior and National Park Service were arbitrary and...
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Wyoming sues over snowmobile limits

CHEYENNE — On Friday, Gov. Dave Freudenthal and the State of Wyoming challenged the National Park Service’s limit of 318 commercially-guided, Best Available Technology (BAT) snowmobiles a day into Yellowstone National Park. The limit, Freudenthal said, “continues the Park Service’s unacceptable pattern of limiting public access to the public’s lands.” “This...
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Interim Winter Use Rule for Yellowstone To Be Published

A rule implementing a new plan to provide for limited, regulated snowmobile and snowcoach access in Yellowstone National Park for the next two winters will be published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 20. This interim rule allows up to 318 commercially guided, Best Available Technology (BAT) snowmobiles, and...
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