Massive snowstorm keeps routes to Yellowstone shut down

(COWBOY STATE DAILY) – The National Park Service (NPS) and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT) hoped to open the Beartooth Highway for Memorial Day weekend. Mother Nature had other plans. MDOT announced that the opening of the Beartooth Highway, scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday, has been delayed because of “deep, drifting snow.” “It's my understanding that they are seeing a lot of snow,” said Charity Burns, MDOT spokesperson. Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE to your inbox as soon as they break!...