<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/17/2005 17:53:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, ynp4me@yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>In many ways, I was shocked as we were heading <BR>that direction but did I want to be on the main <BR>section of the road with the snowmobiles?  No!  <BR>It was only open for snowcoaches (I saw a sign)!!</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Having not been to YNP in the winter since (ah, hem) 1974, I could be wrong -- but isn't it true that the old Fountain Flats Drive has been the snowcoach route for several years?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>While considering such things, and that supposed downturn in snow mobile use, I just found that Montana now has a by-fee permit system for out of state snowmobiles. I think probably the great majority of such use is by rental in town, but could the new (this year, I guess) fee be part of the reduced use? Just a thought.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV></BODY></HTML>