MISSOULA, Mont. — Avalanche danger is reported as high in the west central Montana backcountry and in the Cooke City area. TheWest Central Montana Avalanche Center reportsavalanche danger in the west ...

The park issued the closure after a challenging day on the roads. On Sunday, October 26, Yellowstone staff responded to more ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park has opened its North Entrance at Gardiner, but only for motorists traveling to Silver Gate or Cooke City, which are at the park's Northeast Entrance. Park ...

"The Plug" is an 8.58-mile stretch of unplowed highway 212 east of Cooke City, Mont. Study was commissioned by tourism entities Park County (Wyo.) Travel Council, Montana’s Yellowstone Country and ...

Nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park south of Mammoth Hot Springs are closed after a powerful storm created ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Snowmobilers and skiers bunched around tables at the Miner’s Saloon in Cooke City earlier this ...

When I pulled up to the Alpine Motel in Cooke City, Montana, just outside Yellowstone National Park in early July, general manager Chad Meador, who was watering flowers, walked over to greet me.

In the winter, Cooke City in southwestern Montana is a dead-end town. That’s because there’s an 8.5-mile stretch of Highway 212 that isn’t plowed between Cooke City and the Pilot Creek parking area, ...

For a third consecutive winter season there were no avalanche fatalities in the Cooke City area, maybe in large part due to the extra efforts of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center and ...

Wolves moving in and out of Yellowstone National Park have been seen frequently in and around the communities of Cooke City and Silver Gate, with residents being advised not to let their pets run ...