Health & Safety Letter to Governor Gianforte

Health & Safety Letter to Governor Gianforte November 26, 2022 Governor Greg GianforteP.O. Box 200801Helena, MT 59620-0801 Dear Governor Gianforte: Health and safety are being touted by some in the campaign to plow the 9-mile section of Highway 212, “The Plug”.  Everyone is entitled to and has a private opinion on the benefits of plowing, … Read more

PLOW THE PLUG RESPONSIBLY!

PLOW THE PLUG RESPONSIBLY! YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS COOKE CITY’S AMAZING SKIING & RIDING IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. Our vital snowmobile and ski economy depend on keeping Highway 212 “The Plug” unplowed until the creation of an equivalent replacement “Trail A” snowmobile trail (size & distance), and two USFS-approved parking lots are built. Join POP … Read more

Map of Snowmobile Trail Loss

Map of Snowmobile Trail Loss if “The Plug” is plowed without a replacement trial A. “Everything circled in magenta is the trail from Pilot Creek to Cooke City. The trail that is circled in Green is the rest of Trail A from Pilot Creek Parking lot to the junction of Hwy 296 and Hwy 212 … Read more

LETTER: Make no mistake, ‘The Plug’ is not orphaned

LETTER: Make no mistake, ‘The Plug’ is not orphaned Published 11/21/22 in The Cody Enterprise The road through Yellowstone from Cooke City to Gardiner, Mont., is open year-round so as not to disenfranchise Cooke City area residents from their county seat of Livingston. There is no other reason the road is plowed in winter. A … Read more

Billings Gazette Letter to the editor: Letter writer has facts wrong

Billings Gazette Letter to the editor: Letter writer has facts wrong A letter to Editor from Cooke City Exxon Employee Joelle Passerello posted 11/13/22 claims Ben Zavora, owner of the Cooke City Sinclair and Beartooth Powder Guides does not live in Cooke City. Zavora and his wife Vanessa Shaw reside on Main Street year-round and … Read more

Cody Enterprise Letter: There are no parking lots in Plug corridor

Cody Enterprise Letter: There are no parking lots in Plug corridor Letter to the editor featured in the Cody Enterprise 11/16/2022 To the editor: Stephen Dow’s Nov. 9 article needs clarification. In his piece, Stephen ignores any concerns about plowing the section of US 212 east of Cooke City known as the Plug, These valid … Read more

A unique “Sled to Bed” destination: Big Mountain Madness in Cooke City – A Teton Gravity Research Film

A unique “Sled to Bed” destination: Big Mountain Madness in Cooke City – A Teton Gravity Research Film Are you dreaming of a “Sled To Bed” ski and snowmobile vacation? Cooke City is it! Extreme sports media giant, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) produces a film in Cooke City showcasing some of the most insane backcountry … Read more

Cowboy State Daily Highlights Both Sides of Controversy

Cowboy State Daily Highlights Both Sides of Controversy Renée Jean, Business and Tourism Reporter delicately highlights both sides of Plug Controversy in the full article, HERE. An excerpt fro POP side: Unlike some of the other lodging business that told Cowboy State Daily their business is lower than usual, Ohlinger said her bookings for Elk … Read more