The Plan for ButtBuster 2001 - The Millennium Edition

Preparation for the Trip

You should plan to dress casually. Blue jeans are acceptable attire everywhere, and you will  need a warn coat, gloves, and some kind of boots for non-snowmobile times. Plan your clothing so that you can dress in layers, adding or subtracting as the day and activities demand.

Snowmobile clothing is provided in our package, but there are a few extra things you'll need:

The helmets have face shields, but you still need a face mask. The style doesn't matter - eye holes are a BIG PLUS. My face mask was warn out by the end of the trip. I mean totally ripped to shreds from pulling it on and off multiple times a day for 6 days.

Mittens are provided in the clothing package, but I prefer gloves over mittens for freedom of movement. You can pick up a nice pair of ski gloves that will work fine. Make sure that they are heavy. Your hands and fingers get VERY cold with the wind chill from 35MPH at 15 degrees.

A ski hat is important and will be warn inside the helmet. I'll also come in handy when you're walking around town. Leave off the little ball at the top, I'll just be in the way.

A wool scarf will keep wind from blowing down your neck, but isn't absolutely necessary.

You'll also want to bring long underwear (men AND women), and warm socks.

A few chemical heaters come in handy when your hands or toes get cold. You can find these at any sporting goods store.

A VERY important item of clothing is sunglasses. The sun reflecting off the snow will blind you in a hurry.

Last trip my snowmobile dress consisted of long underwear, jeans, sweatshirt, two pairs of medium thickness athletic socks, a scarf, a face mask, and a ski hat. Over this went the one piece snowmobile suite, heavy snowmobile boots, my ski gloves, and helmet and face shield.

We will be spending three nights away from the hotel on our journey around Yellowstone Park. You'll have to carry clothing, toiletries, etc. on the snowmobile with you. I suggest you buy a small bag that can be strapped (bring a few bungies) to the back of the snowmobile. The key here is to pack light - nothing extra. You'll need clothing for three days. Last trip Patricia and I shared a single bag since we only had one snowmobile between us.

Saturday - The adventure begins.

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