vermont powder?

[Wavewheeler]

Do you have any video's of your jeep in deep snow? I saw these sicks video's of guys in hummers in DEEP snow. Does you jeep have that kind of capability?

Unfortunately we don't get much in the way of deep snow around here. It will go thru 2 feet just fine. Problem is I don't have lockers or a winch so there are limits. I do know that a properly equipped and well driven Jeep will do fine in the snow. It's ice that's the problem, but that's true of any vehicle.

I guess when I head out west in a few years I'll find out how the Jeep does in the deep stuff. Can't wait. Plan to invest in new tires before then. Tires are very important in snow. A 2WD car with good snow tires will do better than an AWD SUV with street tires in the snow.

 

[deadheadskier]

Jay peak doesn't get 300 inches of snow a year. I've already shown that with numerous climate data sources. You're just going by some stupid claim by a ski area.
Per capita automobile fatalies are higher in rural area's than city. Insurance industry does risk based on the fact that you are more likely to get into a fender bender in a city. That's why insurance rates are higher. Obviously, theft/uninsured motorists and host of other things play into that well.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...facts-cities-safer-rural-areas-injury-deaths/

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810625.pdf

SO, per capita you are more likely to die in a rural area than a city. God, do I keep having to do this? You are arguing absurd positions. you are factually wrong here and I just gave you hard data. But you'll still argue and I'll be called the troll

This little thing we had here is the definition of getting completely proven wrong. Going to argue against nhtsa now? Are we in cahoots together? Consipriacy? How are you going to deflect this?

but I thought you said statistics don't exist for such things???

 

[Snowlover]

Oh and deadhead....just to be clear I could give a rat's ass on a personal level what jay peaks snowfall total's are. I don't ski there. I have no dog in that fight. I just see a resort bs'ing so I'm going to call them on it. Period. If alta claimed as much snow as mount baker, I'd be calling them out too, but alta's claimed snowfall matches up with official nws climate stations.

 

[Snowlover]

but I thought you said statistics don't exist for such things???

I said for the specific one day even of driving in a blizzard vs commuting in a city. FOR ONE DAY IN A BLIZZARD. I don't see statistics for that. It's just VERY frustrating going back and forth like this with someone who just doesn't get simple things.

 

[Snowlover]

Unfortunately we don't get much in the way of deep snow around here. It will go thru 2 feet just fine. Problem is I don't have lockers or a winch so there are limits. I do know that a properly equipped and well driven Jeep will do fine in the snow. It's ice that's the problem, but that's true of any vehicle.

I guess when I head out west in a few years I'll find out how the Jeep does in the deep stuff. Can't wait. Plan to invest in new tires before then. Tires are very important in snow. A 2WD car with good snow tires will do better than an AWD SUV with street tires in the snow.

You should try tug hill! They get like 5 feet at a time! Where out west are you planning on moving?

 

[deadheadskier]

fine dude. stay home when a blizzard occurs and feel safe.

I'll be at the mountain enjoying the fresh.

 

[Wavewheeler]

You should try tug hill! They get like 5 feet at a time! Where out west are you planning on moving?

Not sure yet. Won't start looking at options until end of 2015 at the earliest. Got two kids graduating in 2016 and then I'm free. Just about anywhere out west sounds good to me. Can't wait to get out of Jersey.

If I got a great job in northern New England I wouldn't rule it out either. I do want to live in the mountains. I have no desire to go where it's flat. I'm done with that!

 

[skiNEwhere]

Snow is not the problem. Ice is. I was driving to Breckenridge on I-70 in mid November (2013) with the temp hovering around freezing, and I went through the Eisenhower tunnel, elevation 11,000 ft, and started on a 7% downgrade for roughly 8 miles to Silverthorne, elevation 8,000ish feet. Speed limit was 55, I was going 30. Hit ice and started going sideways, which has happened to me a couple of times before, expect this time I wasn't able to correct it. My F-150 hit the median guardrail at a 30 degree angle, which spun me around and made my backend hit as well. $9,800 in damage :uzi: Sure my premiums are gonna go up, but anyways man, unless you have studded tires, if you hit ice and don't get traction again, you're F*$&ed.

Mt Snow is one of the worse roads I've been on (route 2 I think) for icing up. I'd consider getting studded tires or chains if you want to play it safe.

Was able to pull my bumper out so it wouldn't scrape my wheel when turning hard right, and still continued to proceed to Breck and had an awesome time. All depends on how you weigh risk vs reward.

 

[Wavewheeler]

Snow is not the problem. Ice is. I was driving to Breckenridge on I-70 in mid November (2013) with the temp hovering around freezing, and I went through the Eisenhower tunnel, elevation 11,000 ft, and started on a 7% downgrade for roughly 8 miles to Silverthorne, elevation 8,000ish feet. Speed limit was 55, I was going 30. Hit ice and started going sideways, which has happened to me a couple of times before, expect this time I wasn't able to correct it. My F-150 hit the median guardrail at a 30 degree angle, which spun me around and made my backend hit as well. $9,800 in damage :uzi: Sure my premiums are gonna go up, but anyways man, unless you have studded tires, if you hit ice and don't get traction again, you're F*$&ed.

Glad you are ok! That pretty much happened to me. Fortunately I was able to steer out of it and there wasn't much traffic or a guardrail about.

Ice is the devil! I'll take a foot of snow over a quarter inch of ice anyday. If/when I live in snow country I'll be investing in either chains or studded tires.

 

[skiNEwhere]

I'll take a foot of snow over a quarter inch of ice anyday.

Ditto


Funny (or ironic?) thing is they closed the interstate westbound 20 minutes after that happened.

 

[steamboat1]

Love is in the air.

 

[Savemeasammy]

 

[ScottySkis]

So snowy lover were do like to make turns?

 

[Savemeasammy]

Did you check the expiration date on the can?


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[marcski]

Free GSS!

 

[ScottySkis]

Free GSS!

Vote on it what GSS do to get banned.

 

[Euler]

Well, snowlover, I live in vermont. If I had to drive really far in conditions that were too dangerous, or if I didn't think it was worth it to pay the ticket price for the conditions that day, I would probably choose not to come up to ski.

 

[wa-loaf]

When I have the chance I will take off mid-blizzard to get to the mountain. Drove up to Sugarloaf last year mid-Nemo. Snow tires (just fwd for me), years of driving in the snow, and knowing what your car can do is all it takes. And yes, there's not much you can do about ice unless you have studded tires or chains. Ice is usually only a problem right at the start of the storm, light snow on ice is the worst, or after when the roads are cleared and stuff is freezing up.

If you are not comfortable driving in the snow, please stay home. And leave the powder to the professionals ...

 

[Wavewheeler]

Sure wish I was driving up in a blizzard today..the weather report just gets worse and worse, although it MIGHT snow on Wednesday. One can only hope!

 

[MadMadWorld]

Damn I take a day off and I miss a thread like this. So Snowlovers on timeout again? Looking at this thread I am amazed by how late some of these posts come in. There are some hardcore people here!