Cooke City

[TRS]

Home - Protect Our Plug

"The Plug" is a 9 mile stretch of Highway 212 and one of the snowiest mountain passes in Montana. From Pilot Creek, WY to Cooke City, it's the main groomed

www.protectourplug.org

 

[broz2006]

I guess I dont see the issue why would this cause access issue to the ride area? I feel it would promote more commerse in Cooke, Staying at a hotel is more realistic when you can drive a truck and trailer to it, less wear and tear on belts, tracks and engine running 50-60 MPH for 9 miles to get your bag to town and check into the hotel.

I guess i dont see the harm

 

[HandoEX]

I guess I dont see the issue why would this cause access issue to the ride area? I feel it would promote more commerse in Cooke, Staying at a hotel is more realistic when you can drive a truck and trailer to it, less wear and tear on belts, tracks and engine running 50-60 MPH for 9 miles to get your bag to town and check into the hotel.

I guess i dont see the harm

The road is the trail to the backcountry, so if they plow the road, there won’t be a way to get to the back country on sleds since there isn’t another trail from town.

 

[broz2006]

The road is the trail to the backcountry, so if they plow the road, there won’t be a way to get to the back country on sleds since there isn’t another trail from town.

Well there is a trail from town, low snow years its not the best for sure, they could be parking accomodations made at Lulu and Daisy. persoanlly I feel like it could make ridability better and would also like to keep 18 miles per ride off my sled and in my tank.

 

[hansenmac]

much shorter drive than going the regular way at least for us out east.

 

[mt.sledder]

I would not go back to Cooke City if that road was plowed. I can’t imagine the parking gong show that would be created in town. Where in town can all the trailers at the pilot creek lot park? Now imagine the issues in the morning and evening when every one of those trailers have to be hauled out to a trailhead and back every day. Cooke City relies on snowmobiles in the winter, without them the town dies. Make things difficult because there’s insufficient parking and having to trailer every day and fight for parking mornings and evenings and sledders will just drive on by to Yellowstone.

 

[Ox]

I guess I dont see the issue why would this cause access issue to the ride area? I feel it would promote more commerse in Cooke, Staying at a hotel is more realistic when you can drive a truck and trailer to it, less wear and tear on belts, tracks and engine running 50-60 MPH for 9 miles to get your bag to town and check into the hotel.

I guess i dont see the harm

Last I was there - I didn't see a min speed limit posted.
???

 

[chevy_man]

The road is the trail to the backcountry, so if they plow the road, there won’t be a way to get to the back country on sleds since there isn’t another trail from town.

There's 2 trails. You can take Miller up to Daisy, and the other runs parallel to the highway up to Daisy and Lulu.

Most people ride the highway because they can go faster.


The Miller trail is always whooped out, and there's a ton of stumps just off the trail. But it's a nice scenic ride up to Daisy if you're ok taking it slow and easy.

 

[ndfb35]

I forget about the Miller trail. I think I've only taken it a few times but it does offer good views.