[Geysers] Frommer's says.. eruption of Mt. St Helens.. created the geyser Old Faithful

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>From Frommer's Winter Wonderland blurb 
~ Vicky

http://www.frommers.com/deals/other_discounts/article.cfm?dealID=MISCELL&articleID=3262&t=Park%20Yourself%20in%20the%20Wild%20Winter%20Wonderland

At Yellowstone National Park (tel. 307/344-7381;
http://www.nps.gov/yell ), 
which spans parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the climactic 
eruption of Mt. St. Helens thousands of years ago formed geothermal 
events that created the geyser Old Faithful, evidence of a still-active

volcanic environment. During winter, cross-country skiing is possible, 
and the Old Faithful Snow Lodge opens December 21; Mammoth Hot 
Springs Hotel opens two days later. Rates at Mammoth, a popular 
departure spot for park activities, start at $75 for a room with a
shared 
bathroom. Rooms with a private bathroom start at $99. Rates at the 
national historic site Snow Lodge are $161 for a lodge room, $121 
for Western cabin or $83 for frontier cabin; all have private
bathrooms. 
The special runs until the lodges close on March 5 (Mammoth) and 
March 12 (Old Faithful.) There are packages, however, available. 
The "Nordic Heaven at Mammoth" includes a minimum of two nights 
of accommodations, two breakfasts per person, a welcome gift, full-
day ski rental and one ski drop per person, a one-hour hot tub rental, 
and unlimited ice skating and skates. Rates for this package start at 
$119 per person based on double occupancy. All the aforementioned 
deals can be booked through Travel Yellowstone (tel. 307-344-7311; 
http://www.travelyellowstone.com ).


		
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