Date:         Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:04:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
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From:         Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sierra Snow
Comments: To: Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <BA24B1E0.8D26%eric@seniornet.org>
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Many years ago i was driving to South Tahoe when i turned west to 50 from 395 near Carson city.
It was blizzard. Zero visibilty and snow piling up quickly. Had to make decision to go or not.
We went and it was very slow going, couldn't see nothing in front. Passed several vehicles
just parked on the road, owners trying to wait out storm. Made it thru but took forever.
Few years ago whole 395 was closed from Mammoth up and i took 6 from Bishop and drove
backroads of Nevada to get to North Tahoe.
Last year going up Kingsbury grade it was raining but when i got to the top it was ice!
Just got over top and even driving very slowly bumped into trailer that stopped on the road
for no reason...very little damage though. But had to put chains on. Took 40 minutes
freezing hands, thanks to one nice CHP officer who helped me put chains on.
10 minutes later stopped to take chains off...
Too bad i couldn't go skiing in Kirkwood right now
Leon
85 Subwagen Cruiseship

12/17/02 10:50:08 AM, Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG> wrote:

>So I was wondering if anybody has been driving their Vans in the Sierras
>this week.  After spending the weekend at Kirkwood and getting enough snow
>to actually close the mountain, my friends and I made our way home over
>Carson and Luther Pass very (VERY) slowly through howling wind and driving
>snow in his 4WD pathfinder, and I found myself being very thankful to not be
>in the van.   And very sad that I was thinking this.
>
>However, I've never used the van in bad weather other than pouring rain, and
>I was wondering if anybody made their way through the same storm in their
>van, and if so, how they fared.  I saw some small 2wd drive cars, but most
>of them were embedded in snowbanks or other cars.  (Worst conditions I've
>ever driven in!)
>
>Anybody make it through?
>
>-eric
>
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>'85 GL Camper (Moby)
>San Francisco, CA
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