Colorado Plateau Photo Tours

January, 2026 Yellowstone in Winter!

Winter in Yellowstone is a revelation—a quiet, crystalline world where the park reveals its most intimate and dramatic side. This photo tour is designed for photographers who want more than snapshots: it’s an immersive experience in light, weather, and wildlife at their most compelling.

Snow transforms Yellowstone into a monochrome canvas broken by bursts of color—steam rising from geyser basins at sunrise, frost-rimmed pines glowing pink and gold in the first light, and sapphire-blue pools edged with ice. The cold air sharpens every detail, and the low winter sun creates long shadows and sculpted textures that beg to be photographed.

Wildlife encounters are often extraordinary. Bison move like ancient silhouettes through blowing snow, steam curling from their backs. Wolves, foxes, coyotes, elk, and trumpeter swans stand out vividly against the white landscape, offering rare opportunities for storytelling images that capture both survival and grace. Winter’s predictability concentrates animals along rivers and thermal areas, allowing for patient, respectful observation and photography.

Traveling by snowcoach or snowmobile, we access remote corners of the park closed to summer traffic, working slowly and intentionally with changing weather and light. Each day balances field time with guidance on composition, exposure in snow, and refining a personal visual narrative.

This winter photo tour is about more than Yellowstone’s famous features—it’s about atmosphere, silence, and moments of wild beauty that exist only when the park is wrapped in snow.

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January 17 – January 21        SOLD OUT

January 21 – January 25        SOLD OUT

January 25 – January 29        2 spaces left

Colorado Plateau Photo Tours is licensed to operate in Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park (Utah), Everglades National Park, and the Federal lands in the SE Utah, Cedar Mesa area.

BOB MAYNARD • COLORADO PLATEAU PHOTO TOURS • Tel: 303.547.0807

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