Journey into wintry Yellowstone National Park • Watch steam rising from colorful geothermal pools ringed with snow on a guided snowshoe excursion at Mammoth Hot Springs • Pause for views of travertine terraces and a landscape sculpted by thermal activity • At Sage Lodge, cozy up next to the fireplace or soak in an outdoor hot tub looking out at snow-covered peaks.

Travel deep into the park by snowcoach to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, famed for its multicolored canyon walls and thundering waterfalls • See the massive Lower Falls transformed into a towering natural ice sculpture • Watch for bison foraging in open meadows as steam drifts from nearby geothermal pools • Embark on a snowshoe outing to the serene Upper Geyser Basin, home to the park’s highest concentration of geothermal features • See Old Faithful send its plume of steam high into the winter sky • Back at the lodge, grab some skates and head to the ice-skating pond or cozy up by the bonfire.

Head out early to snowshoe quiet forest trails before boarding a snowcoach through Yellowstone’s southern reaches and into Grand Teton National Park • Stop at West Thumb Geyser Basin for thermal wonders and sweeping views of Yellowstone Lake • In Grand Teton National Park, snowshoe to Bradley and Taggart Lakes, which sparkle beneath snowcapped peaks • Wander the wooden sidewalks of the Old West town of Jackson, browsing art galleries and boutiques • Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride through elk wintering grounds • Visit the National Museum of Wildlife Art for an inspiring take on the region’s history and wildlife.