TITLE

DOWNHILL YELLOWSTONE

AUTHOR(S)

Howells, Robert Earle

PUB. DATE

December 2009

SOURCE

National Geographic Adventure;Dec2009/Jan2010, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p39

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information on Sleeping Giant skiing area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It informs that the facilities provided in this skiing area include a triple seat elevator, vertical skiing of 900 feet and a terrain park. The geographic information of this area is also presented. It is 5 miles from the east gate of the Yellowstone National Park, 47 miles from Cody, Wyoming, via the Teddy Roosevelt Road. The Sleeping Giant area also has 16 miles of Nordic track.

ACCESSION #

46742391

Tags: SKIS & skiing;  TRAILS;  LOCAL geography

 

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