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Yellowstone National Park Update - News and Involvement |
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 At Yellowstone Arctic Cat Yamaha, we are
concerned about the environmental impact of motorized vehicles
in Yellowstone National Park. Therefore, we have led the way in
preserving and protecting Yellowstone with the most
environmentally friendly transportation methods available. In
2000, we worked closely with Arctic Cat to be the first to use
4-stroke snowmobiles. We continue to work with manufacturers in
developing and supporting 4-stroke technology. We also are
dedicated to using environmentally friendly fuels in snowmobiles
and snowcoaches. We continue to be authorized Park
Concessionaires, approved to guide tours into the Park. We also
contribute a percentage of our revenue to
Yellowstone National Park for building and maintenance of
physical facilities.
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Yellowstone Is Open
And The Deep Snows
And Animals Are Back!
 
Trees are burdened with heavy snows that cling to their
branches. Animals are abundant as they forage for food and
wallow belly deep in the snow. Snowmobiles and snowcoaches
traverse the streets of West Yellowstone on their way to see the
wonders of Yellowstone or the unexcelled snowmobile country
outside of West Yellowstone. The Gallatin, Targhee and
Beaverhead National Forests provide days of riding that West
Yellowstone have become famous for.
Yellowstone Winter Use Plan Update:
A recent court order removes uncertainty about snowmobile and
snowcoach
access in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for the
winter of 2008-2009.
Under the reinstated 2004 rule, motorized over snow access will
be allowed
this winter as it has for the past four winters. Up to 720
commercially
guided, Best Available Technology (BAT) snowmobiles and up to 78
snowcoaches will be allowed per day in Yellowstone National
Park.
This means, we as Yellowstone Park snowmobile and snowcoach
concessionaires are able to take you into the Park under the
same conditions as the last four years.
"Monitoring data from the past four winters shows excellent air
quality, few
wildlife disturbances, and reduced sound impacts. All were at
fully
acceptable levels, and below levels recorded during historic,
unregulated
use in the parks, which show that the limited use of guided, BAT
snowmobiles has worked." (NPS news release)
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