Beartooth Powder Guides held an Avalanche Level 1 course near Cooke City, Mont., just outside the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park. There were nine participants in the class who learned avalanche basics, backcountry safety, snowpack evaluation, rescue and more. Continue Reading →
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Yellowstone’s Mirror Plateau: A world away from the boardwalks
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There are so many things in Yellowstone National Park that can make you feel physically small — the roaring waterfalls, geysers spraying more than 100 feet in the air and bison as big as a small car. But it is in the backcountry that you not only feel small, but also insignificant, a speck in a world that seems to expand into an immeasurable vastness. I’d never heard of the Mirror Plateau until I read about it in an outdoor magazine last winter. I was intrigued by the idea of the isolation within a place that draws millions of visitors each year. It isn’t just rugged; it’s trail-less. It isn’t just obscure; it’s unknown to most people. It isn’t just untrammeled; overnight travel is limited to only several weeks in the summer and 14 total permits. Continue Reading →