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[quote=Anonymous]We stayed at Snow Lodge for a week during the winter a couple years ago. It was lovely - cozy and warm in the middle of a winter wonderland. Pretty cool to be able to walk out to Old Faithful any time we wanted, and see it without any crowds. The geyser blowing out from the snow is an amazing sight.

You can't drive to the Snow Lodge during the winter season, which also means you can't drive around the park on your own if you're staying there. We had a couple of great tours in their snow coaches (our favorite was the Grand Canyon tour), and rented snowshoes and cross country skis for exploring around the lodge. They also have snowshoe or ski tours, either directly from the lodge or by taking a snow coach to a neat starting point - if I were to do it again, I'd try the Grand Canyon ski tour. Or the snow coaches can drop you off at any one of a bunch of ski trails.

Getting there was a project - we flew in to Bozeman, took their shuttle bus down to Mammoth and then the snow coach to Snow Lodge. It worked out well. If I were staying at Mammoth I'd want to have my own car, but for staying at Snow Lodge or didn't make sense to rent one just to leave it parked at Mammoth for the week. Also, the weather and mountain pass between Bozeman and Yellowstone are no joke, so only do that drive yourself if you're really comfortable driving in snow.

The lodge itself was lovely. Rooms were comfortably rustic.  The main lobby area always had a big fire going and lots of people milling about, playing board games, reading, chatting.  The restaurant was very good, but after a week of really only one option we were ready for something else.  Mammoth also looked very nice, maybe a bit busier. Don't think you can go wrong with either lodge, I'd choose what part of the park you want to stay in and pick accordingly. [/quote]

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