Sending Email Getting a table at Bullwinkle's Saloon & Restaurant is easy this winter. So is finding a room at any local motel -- if they're still open.
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Reading Email This town just outside Yellowstone National Park and largely dependent on park visitors is much quieter than normal, and for many residents, the mood is bleaker.
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Storing Email While snowmobiles still cruise the powdery streets of the self-proclaimed ``snowmobile capital of the world,'' the numbers are far below those in previous years.
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Email Software Residents blame it on a federal judge's ruling that reversed Yellowstone's snowmobile rules just hours before the start of the season in December and on the confusion and uncertainty that have surrounded the issue for months.
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Antispam Software ``Just tell them: Yellowstone is open and West Yellowstone is open,'' said Jackie LaFever, from behind the bar at Bullwinkle's Saloon & Restaurant.
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Fight Spam U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan put a cloud over the town's economic outlook when he ruled that the National Park Service had to revive a Clinton-era plan that banned snowmobiles from Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
Stoping Spam The rules, originally scrapped by the Bush administration in favor of cleaner machines, favor mass-transit snow coaches, which would reduce pollution in the parks. Although a limited number of snowmobiles will be allowed to enter this winter, all will have to be part of commercially guided trips.
Block Spam Perhaps none of the towns around the park are feeling the economic pinch as much as West Yellowstone, which historically has been the most popular gate for entering Yellowstone in winter.
Spam Emails Town officials are trying to figure out what happens to West Yellowstone and its businesses if Sullivan's ruling withstands an appeal.
Email Account ``We have many questions we need answers to before we can start out on a plan,'' said Marysue Costello, executive director of the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce.
Sending Email The not-knowing is the worst part, said Bill Howell, whose business includes snowmobile rentals, a hotel and restaurant. ``I haven't really thought about next year,'' he said. ``How can you?''
Reading Email Howell, whose total fleet numbers 137 machines, was among those who invested in cleaner snowmobiles that could meet the Bush plan standards. His limit in the park is now 35 a day, but there haven't been many takers so far.
Storing Email ``I haven't been able to fill those all days because people aren't coming,'' said Howell, who also rents machines to people who want to ride snowmobiles outside Yellowstone. ``You can't survive with what they're proposing.''
Email Software Snowmobile businessman Kent Swanson agrees. He said he may have to file for bankruptcy if he can't generate more revenue and attract more riders.
Antispam Software On average, Swanson said only about half his 46-snowmobile fleet is rented each day. Swanson, too, said he got back in the snowmobile rental business specifically because he anticipated a profit before the change.
Fight Spam Conservationists cheered the federal changes and say they offer all visitors a chance to see Yellowstone without the buzz of so many snowmobiles.
Stoping Spam ``I think once things settle down, it will be good for the economy,'' said Betsy Robinson, a guide based in Bozeman who takes trips into the park. ``I think people are resistant to change but I think this will be more in keeping with what the park was created for.''
Block Spam Scott Carsley, a snowcoach operator, said his business has been good this year and believes it will improve under the current rules. ``But we're a small segment of the winter economy here,'' he said.
Spam Emails In town, many business owners paint a different picture.
Email Account Some restaurants like The Gusher have scaled back hours. A few motels are closed. And the Food Roundup, a local grocery, recently laid off three part-time workers and a full-time worker.
Sending Email Linda Heyes, coordinator of job and social services, said job openings have been down ``dramatically.''
Reading Email Vernetta Steele is drafting a new marketing plan in between minding the front desk at her Big Western Pine Motel. Steele, who also has a restaurant, has also had to lay off workers.
Storing Email She is thinking about remodeling the motel and making a few other changes, too, as she looks to cater to other groups of visitors. Her backup plan: to sell.
Email Software ``This is beyond belief,'' said Steele, whose reservation book is filled with nearly empty pages. ``I can't grasp it myself but I believe it's true because I'm running out of money.''
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Fight Spam On the Net:
Stoping Spam Yellowstone National Park: http://www.nps.gov/yell
Block Spam Greater Yellowstone Coalition: http://www.greateryellowstone.org
Spam Emails International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association: http://www.snowmobile.org
Email Account Associated Press - 2/3/2004
Topic: Snowmobiles
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