It was a wild weekend for drivers at Yellowstone National Park where ice and snow on the roads resulted over 30 wrecks, slide-offs and stranded cars. Park rangers had their hands full dealing with the chaos and closed all roads south of Mammoth Hot Springs on Sunday at 5:00pm to prevent further accidents while road crews cleared snow and increased tractions to combat slick conditions.
According to a Yellowstone National Park press release hazardous driving conditions will be continually assessed to determine when they can safely reopen the roads. The road between Gardiner and Cooke City, Montana remains open at this time.
For the most up-to-date Yellowstone National Park road information visit go.nps.gov/YellRoads, call (307) 344-2117 for recorded information, or text 82190 to 888-777 for Yellowstone Road alerts.
As a reminder, most roads in Yellowstone National Park are closed to regular vehicles between early November and late-April, remaining open to limited over snow travel like guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches from mid-December to mid-March. The only road generally open year-round to regular vehicles runs from the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, through the park to Cooke City, Montana.
