FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the difference between a snowcoach tour and a snowmobile tour?

Our snowcoach tours offer clean, comfortable seating in a heated luxury touring coach.  Our naturalist guides are all very educated and passionate about Yellowstone National Park and they offer a fun interpretive tour for your enjoyment.  You have the opportunity to view the scenery and wildlife without the worry of driving your own vehicle.  We can arrange a snowmobile tour for you as well.  Your guide will provide interpretive information at the various stops along the way.

Should I Snowcoach or Snowmobile in Yellowstone?

According to Yellowstone Park Winter visitor statistics, snowcoach tours are quickly becoming the most popular way to visit Yellowstone. A combination of lower cost, greater comfort, commanding views, and opportunities to learn about Yellowstone is inspiring more visitors to choose snowcoach tours as their preferred way to experience Yellowstone.

Freedom: With easy communication with your guide, you can still stop when you want to for photo opportunities.

Affordability: Snowcoach tours are under $100 per person, private tours can be even less.

Comfort: Warm and cozy, even in the coldest weather.

Guaranteed Access: Regardless of snow conditions, snowcoach access is available.

Experience: The interpretative information given on snowcoach tours is interesting, educational and FUN.

Group Friendly: Larger coaches can accommodate up to 32 passengers.

Family Friendly: Easy communication and interaction with each other.

When do your tours start and what are your pickup locations?

We start picking people up at local motels at 8:00am.  You are also welcome to meet us at our lobby at 8:15am.  Our guides try to be in the park by approximately 8:45am and will return at approximately 4:30 - 5:00pm.

Is there any opportunity to cross country ski on any of your tours?

When making reservations, let us know of your intention to ski and we will make sure you are on a coach equipped with a ski rack.  There is an area not far from Old Faithful where we could drop your party, so you could ski to and meet the rest of the tour at Old Faithful.  There are many ski trails in the Old Faithful area ranging from easy to more difficult.  We could help you create a custom Cross County Ski Tour that would meet the needs of any group.

Can we do both tours in one day?

Due to the shortness of winter days, we offer one destination for each tour.  The distances in the park between the Canyon and Old Faithful are too great for us to be able to visit both in one day and be able to adequately see all the interesting places in the park in winter.  We do offer a custom tour, in the event you are interested in making your own itinerary.

What is your winter season and can I go into the park all year?

Yellowstone National Park opens for winter activities in mid-December and closes in mid-March.  Tours into the park depend on these opening and closing dates and weather conditions.

What is there to do outside the park?

We have over 300 miles of groomed snowmobile trails outside and adjacent to Yellowstone National Park available for snowmobiling from early December through mid April.  You will see wonderful views of our surrounding mountains, see the headwaters of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, see wildlife and ride over the Continental Divide at Two Top Mountain.  There are several unique opportunities in West Yellowstone for those who come in early from their day of snowmobiling.  You can visit the Grizzly Discovery Center and see live grizzly bears and a wolf pack, catch a movie at our local Imax Theater and shop at West Yellowstone's many unique shops for gifts to take home.  The world renown Rendezvous skie trails are located just across the street from our lobby.