Montana Trail Pass and
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Snowmobiles operating on public land must be registered and display decals placed in a conspicuous space on the left side of the cowling. Registration is different for Montana residents and nonresidents. Montana FWP maintains a complete site with all the rules and regulations.
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Resident Registration
Montana residents must register their snowmobiles at the County Treasurer's office in the county where the owner resides. This is a one-time registration and valid until the current owner sells the snowmobile.
Resident Trail Pass
Residents must purchase a Montana Trail Pass to legally ride on any of the 4,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails in Montana. Trail passes apply to all “mechanized equipment” including; snowmobiles, motorized snow bikes, and fat-tire pedal bikes. Trail passes are valid for two seasons.
Montana Snowmobile Associations and Program Management
Education and Safety
Trail Maps*
Trail maps are available by visiting a Forest Service office location. We recommend checking with them first for inventory and availability.
Helpful Apps
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*Note: When downloading maps only for use in a navigation application, such as Avenza, please download and read the complete OSVUM, or pick it up at a Helena-Lewis and Clark NF office. The OSVUM contains the complete over-the-snow regulations, definitions, and map legend.
Montana residents must register their snowmobiles at the County Treasurer's office in the county where the owner resides. This is a one-time registration and valid until the current owner sells the snowmobile.
Resident Trail Pass
Residents must purchase a Montana Trail Pass to legally ride on any of the 4,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails in Montana. Trail passes apply to all “mechanized equipment” including; snowmobiles, motorized snow bikes, and fat-tire pedal bikes. Trail passes are valid for two seasons.
- Montana Trail Pass (Apply Online) - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Montana Trail Pass (Purchase through a participating vendor) pdf download
Montana Snowmobile Associations and Program Management
Education and Safety
Trail Maps*
Trail maps are available by visiting a Forest Service office location. We recommend checking with them first for inventory and availability.
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest and Townsend Ranger Districts (pdf)
- Lincoln Ranger District OSVUM (pdf)
- Lincoln Ranger District (map only; GeoPDF)
- Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts OSVUM--includes Divide, Elkhorns, Big Belt Mountains
- Big Belt Mountains, North Half (map only; GeoPDF)
- Big Belt Mountains, South Half (map only; GeoPDF)
- Divide, North Half (map only, GeoPDF)
- Divide, South Half (map only, GeoPDF)
- Elkhorn Mountains (map only, GeoPDF)
- MT Snowmobile Recreation Planner
Helpful Apps
- onX Offroad (App) - Save 30% promo code: MTSNOW30
- Polaris Ride Command (App)
- SnoTel NRCS Stations (Google Play Store App)
- SnoTel Backcountry-Beta (ios App)
Shop Helena Snowdrifters Apparel New!
*Note: When downloading maps only for use in a navigation application, such as Avenza, please download and read the complete OSVUM, or pick it up at a Helena-Lewis and Clark NF office. The OSVUM contains the complete over-the-snow regulations, definitions, and map legend.
