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“After a brutal 2022-23 winter that saw extended road closures across much of Wyoming, WYDOT officials say more of the same is in store with the agency shorthanded 60 – 70 snowplow workers.” Read the full article: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/08/01/wydot-expects-to-be-short-200-300-workers-come-winter/ POP’s Take: Plowing “The Plug” and opening travel to the east over roads that most likely will … Read more

Motorized Use Atop Beartooth Pass – READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/motorized-use-atop-beartooth-pass-raises-environmental-concerns-as-forest-travel-plan-stalls/article_4b511966-f662-11ed-a001-4b3fdaf7c089.html

WY Commissioners Decline To Provide Support For PCTC Study Key takeaways: Park County WY commissioners are right, this is being fueled by big tourism business like Xannterra, Blair Hotels (Holiday Inn), and The Irma Hotel. Their study does not have any focus on a new trail and parking area which is imperative and a win/win … Read more

WYDOT Staffing: Hwy 296 is classified “low volume” and only plowed during daylight hours. As seen in the Cowboy State Daily March 9, 2023 “Reiner and his staff battled through a rough winter this year, with historic snow and cold temperatures blanketing most of the state’s roads. Entering the winter, the agency was short 71 snowplow … Read more

Ski guiding in Cooke City – A Billings Gazette feature: Beartooth Mountain Guides is offering its spring trip under a newly acquired permit from the Custer Gallatin National Forest. “In 2021 the Custer Gallatin National Forest outreached a prospectus for Outfitters and Guides,” said Mariah Leuschen-Longergan, public affairs specialist for the forest, in an email. … Read more

Bozeman Daily Chronicle – End of the road: Plowing debate resurfaces in Cooke City By Nora Shelly Chronicle Staff Writer As published in the BDC: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/end-of-the-road-plowing-debate-resurfaces-in-cooke-city/article_7d8484ec-aee9-11ed-889f-17c485075f64.html COOKE CITY — This town shines in the winter. Blindingly white snow piles up toward rooflines, contrasting with a bright blue sky. Ski and snowmobile tracks lead up to … Read more

Public Lands Threatened: Wilderness group wants Shoshone motorized plan trimmed. If the anti-motorized are successful at suing the Shoshone Forest, that would result in an 80% loss of public lands access to the North Side of the Beartooth mountains which would mean about 45% of the trail system. “The Shoshone Forest has about 2.4 million acres … Read more