Winter Daily Reports - 01/02/07

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2007

STATION	MAX TEMP	MIN TEMP	PRES TEMP	NEW SNOW	SNOW DEPTH	OC	BC	SC	PRESENT CONDITIONS
CANYON	27	-10	8	0	22	X			Calm
EAST ENTRANCE	29	1	27	0	26	X			SW @ 5
GRANT VILLAGE	22	-1	19		31	X			Calm
LAKE
MADISON	26	1	11	0	16	X			Calm
MAMMOTH	34	11	25	0	4	X			SE @ 3-5
OLD FAITHFUL	28	-7	15	0	21	X			Calm
SNAKE RIVER	28	-8	11	0	33	X			Calm
TOWER	23	-2	18	0	10	X			W @ 2-412
NE/LAMAR	18	-4	17	0	9	X			Calm
WEST ENTRANCE	21	-7	11	0	19	X			Calm

OC-Overcast, BC-Broken Clouds, SC-Scattered Clouds

Temp above 20 Green//0 to 20Yellow//0 to -20 Red//Colder than -20 Blue

Special Information

Mammoth to Norris is open to rubber tracked over-snow vehicles,including snowmobiles. It is not yet open to metal tracked vehicles.

Access up-to-date information on ski trails throughout Yellowstone at Xanterra’s Ski Report Web Page at http://www.travelyellowstone.com/daily-trail-status-1688.html.

Weather Forecast

There will be a WINTER STORM WATCH in effect for Yellowstone National Park from Wednesday evening through Thursday evening. Significant snowfall is expected during that time.

Today

Mostly cloudy. Highs 26 to 32. Lows 14 to 20.

Wednesday

Cloudy and windy with a 50% chance of snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs 26 to 32. Lows 15 to 21.

Thursday

Windy with a 70% chance of snow.Moderate snow accumulations. Highs 22 to 28. Lows 5 to 11.

Friday and Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 20-30% chance of snow each day. Highs 17 to 23. Lows zero to 6 above.

Sunday and Monday

Cloudy and breezy with a 40% chance of snow each day. Highs in the lower to mid 20s. Lows 1 to 7.

ROAD CONDITIONS

OVER SNOW VEH. ROUTES	GOOD	FAIR	POOR	OTHER CONDITIONS
MAMMOTH TO NORRIS			X	Over-snow with rubber tracks only
CANYON TO NORRIS	X			Over-snow only
CANYON TO WASHBURN OVERLOOK	X			Over-snow only
CANYON TO MUD VOLCANO	X			Over-snow only
LAKE TO MUD VOLCANO	X			Over-snow only
LAKE TO CUB CREEK	X			Over-snow only
LAKE TO PUMICE POINT	X			Over-snow only
EAST ENT TO CUB CREEK	X			Over-snow only
GRANT TO PUMICE POINT	X			Over-snow only
GRANT TO SOUTH ENTRANCE	X			Over-snow only
GRANT TO CRAIG PASS	X			Over-snow only
OLD FAITHFUL TO CRAIG PASS	X			Over-snow only
OLD FAITHFUL TO FOUNTAIN FLATS	X			Over-snow only
MADISON TO FOUNTAIN FLATS	X			Over-snow only
MADISON TO WEST ENTRANCE	X			Over-snow only
MADISON TO NORRIS	X			Over-snow only

WHEELED VEHICLE ROADS: STR-Snow Tires Required, STA-Snow Tires Advised, NR-No Restrictions

Mammoth to Gardiner- STR

Mammoth to Tower- STR

Tower to Northeast- STR

OTHER ROAD NOTATIONS:

Fountain Flats Drive is open to coaches (matrack and bombers) only.

The Freight Road near Old Faithful is closed to all travel due to poor conditions.