Cooke City is a small mountain town in the southwest corner of Montana that is known for being the snowiest town in the state and is also a gateway town to Yellowstone National Park. In the winter, there is only one driving road into the town from the west, because to the east is a nine mile stretch of highway that is not plowed. That nine miles has created a lot of controversy amongst locals.
A group petitioned Gov. Greg Gianforte seeking support to plow a section of the Beartooth Highway that in winter serves as a snowmobile trail. The governor said he wants more
Wyoming’s Department of Transportation will plow snow from the road to Montana’s Cooke City and Silvergate if Yellowstone National Park is closed to them next fall and winter.
Wyoming’s Department of Transportation will plow snow from the road to Montana’s Cooke City and Silvergate if Yellowstone National Park is closed to them next fall and winter.