Three to six feet of powder snow as well as gas, food, snowmobile rentals and lodging are all available in Atlantic City. At 9,800 feet, you can easily ride over 200 miles in a day on the South Pass trail system, keeping your eyes peeled for moose, elk, deer, bobcat and coyote. C rossing over the Continental Divide when you leave South Pass, the elevation drops quickly as you skirt the western edge of the Wind River Range and head 75 miles west to Pinedale, Wyoming. Be sure to keep your camera handy, as this is the first of four hops over the great divide. Once you descend to Irish Canyon trailhead, a highway right of way provides the trail for 30 miles.
Traffic is light and the easy trail has beautiful wide-open views of the whole mountain range.
However, in low snow years this section can be sketchy. Check conditions before you leave and if need be arrange a shuttle to Pinedale. C ontinuing north, the Green River Valley is your gateway to a snowmobiling Shangri-la. The trail system around Dubois, Wyoming and Togwotee Pass present you with mind boggling acres of open riding under towering peaks, through deep meadows with grand views. With 665 miles of trail, much of it groomed every night, the choices are limitless.