West Entrance to open this Friday (19th)


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Posted by Kent (174.23.180.172) on 14:51:18 04/15/13

This is actually the original scheduled date before sequestration. Press release leaves out the fact that the town of West, which is in Montana, sent their grader in to help scrape ice. Bring your own munchies. No Geyser Grill until the 26th.

"Roads From West Yellowstone And Mammoth Hot Springs To Old Faithful Set To Open Friday, April 19

Yellowstone National Park will open the roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful on Friday, April 19, as originally scheduled.

Budget cuts due to the impacts of sequestration prompted the park to take many administrative actions and make changes to park operations for this season. This included delaying the start of plowing from March 4 until March 18, which pushed back the scheduled opening of roads by one to two weeks.

Favorable weather conditions, below average snow levels, and assistance from the Wyoming Department of Transportation have allowed the park to prepare some road segments for automobile travel earlier than anticipated. This will permit Yellowstone to open the roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful to visitors at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19.

Restroom facilities will be available at Madison Junction and Old Faithful starting April 19, with pay-at- the pump fuel available 24 hours a day at both the Upper and Lower Service Stations."




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