Too Much Snow to Ride

[F6Dave]

There was lots of good riding through October. Then last Wednesday it began snowing and didn't stop until Saturday afternoon. A nearby NWS site reported over 40 inches! I've never seen so much snow this early in the year. It must be due to Trump -- he got elected and Colorado froze!

[f6john]

There was lots of good riding through October. Then last Wednesday it began snowing and didn't stop until Saturday afternoon. A nearby NWS site reported over 40 inches! I've never seen so much snow this early in the year. It must be due to Trump -- he got elected and Colorado froze!

According to some Democrats, He’ll froze over!

[scooperhsd]

Would you please keep it over there for a few months ?

[Valkorado]

Usually slams us like that, and sticks around til April.  I was relieved and pleasantly surprised to have been out of the bullseye with that storm, still stacking firewood.  I'm sure we'll catch up soon.  Glad to see you're getting a fair share of frozen drought relief!  Enjoy (kidding).

[Rams]

Given the choice (which I did take advantage of) I moved away from all that Winter Wonderland.  It's pretty but, not when you have to work out in it and I can't stand being holed up inside till it melts.

Not knocking it for those that enjoy that four letter word that starts with S but, you can have my share.
Rode two of the three Valks today.   Will put some miles and smiles on the third one tomorrow.

Rams

[Serk]

Gorgeous! I love to visit places like that...

Unrelated, I got about 150 miles today riding around to different gun stores in a t-shirt (Before Willow says anything, yes I was wearing pants, and boots, and other stuff too, just no jacket) in the upper 70's/lower 80's looking for magazines for some project Springfield Armory XDs I'm making...

[F6Dave]

I grew up near Aspen in the 1960s and learned to ski at age 13. I don't ski as much these days, but when I do I'm amazed at the stunning scenery from those high locations. Maybe I took it for granted when I was up there regularly.

Here are two memorable photos:

With my son at the top of Aspen Highlands, looking directly at Pyramid Peak and the Maroon Bells.


At the top of Loveland Basin looking west to resorts in Summit County. Actually standing on the Continental Divide directly above the I-70 tunnels.

[Rams]

I grew up near Aspen in the 1960s and learned to ski at age 13. I don't ski as much these days, but when I do I'm amazed at the stunning scenery from those high locations. Maybe I took it for granted when I was up there regularly.

Nice scenery in those pictures, thanks for sharing them.   Yep, I used to ski every chance I got.   But visiting the ski slopes is not like living in snow country.   My knees will no longer handle skiing but it was fun.  Glad you're still able to ski for recreation.

Rams

[Oss]

picture Big Bird on skis    

I have fallen in many different ways but loved to ski ever since my wife and I went to Killington back in 1981.   Never had a ski trip out west and doubt that now my legs could handle those long runs
Only been to NY,CT, MA, VT and NH
Thanks for the great pics

[Jess from VA]

Spectacular views.  

I'd love to visit, but not live there.

Grew up on an island in MI.  Lots of snow and ice, but no mountains.  Our Winter recreation was finding canoe shaped icebergs and poling around between the docks and trying to knock each other off with the poles into the frigid water.  Also, when we got a quarter mile or more of good smooth ice (on Lake Erie), we'd make big kites from cloth and blast around at high speed on ice skates.  If you went through the ice, they might find you down in Toledo come Springtime.  Parents that let their kids do this stuff today would probably get arrested for child endangerment.  

I snow skied 5 or 6 times (never had a lesson).  I was great at blasting straight down the hill, but stopping short of the parking lot was a problem.  Using trees to stop was not a good solution.  

Here in NoVA we get a little snow every 10 years or so.  That's enough for me.

[scooperhsd]

We got more snow than that down in Raleigh NC. I even remeber one memorable snow fall where I had 20 inches of snow (and I had a 120feet long driveway to SHOVEL - no hard surface that a snowblower would work on).

One of my first purchases in KC was an electric snowblower - great investment, and I still have  / it worked last winter.

[Jess from VA]

I have a Toro gas snow blower in the back of my shed (purchased the one year we got 4 feet).

Those things work great with powder, but are almost worthless with slushy stuff. 

It just takes up space.  One of those things you have and hope to never use. 

Like fire extinguishers. 

[scooperhsd]

I have a Toro gas snow blower in the back of my shed (purchased the one year we got 4 feet).

Those things work great with powder, but are almost worthless with slushy stuff. 

It just takes up space.  One of those things you have and hope to never use. 

Like fire extinguishers. 

Or generators ....

[Robert]

Awesome photos thanks for that.  

Now that climate change failed to garnish the proper support now they are saying, the fact that its colder is climate change not warmer. 

[F6Dave]

I have a Toro gas snow blower in the back of my shed (purchased the one year we got 4 feet).

Those things work great with powder, but are almost worthless with slushy stuff. 

It just takes up space.  One of those things you have and hope to never use. 

Like fire extinguishers. 

Like so many things, more power means better performance. For heavy snow you probably need at least 8 to 10 HP.

[Oss]

[Jess from VA]

What a nice snowmobile Evan.   

[Rams]

Just curious, just how much is too much snow to ride.

Generally speaking, if there's snow on the road, I don't even mount up to ride.   So, how much is too much?

Rams

[0leman]

In my younger days I live/work in central Oregon.  Times were tough and only had one  4 wheel vehicle.  I did have a '71 Honda 450 with trial tires.  I rode it to work most every day so DW could have transportation.  I rode i sunshine/rain/snow.   The most snow was about 5 inches. 

Would I do it now, no F' way.   Being young you are bullet proof. 

[Rams]

In my younger days I live/work in central Oregon.  Times were tough and only had one  4 wheel vehicle.  I did have a '71 Honda 450 with trial tires.  I rode it to work most every day so DW could have transportation.  I rode i sunshine/rain/snow.   The most snow was about 5 inches.  

Would I do it now, no F' way.   Being young you are bullet proof.  

While stationed at Ft Sill, OK we had a significant (for the area) snow fall.  While driving to the airfield on several days during that period with snow and ice on the roads I saw a soldier on a motorcycle with a ski on the front and a snow chain on the back tire.

It may have been all he had to ride to work but, there's no way I would have gotten on that bike (even when I was young, stupid and thinking I was bullet proof).  At that time I was riding a KZ 1000 but, not in the snow.

Rams

[Oss]

Jess, 3fan thought so as well, so he bought it from me several years back

That bike was Miss December one year on our calendar

I have a push style Craftsman and a bigblower with multiple speeds that I sure hope I dont need every year

We had snow last night, just slushy slippery stuff a few inches and its probably melted by now

[Valkorado]

In my younger days I live/work in central Oregon.  Times were tough and only had one  4 wheel vehicle.  I did have a '71 Honda 450 with trial tires.  I rode it to work most every day so DW could have transportation.  I rode i sunshine/rain/snow.   The most snow was about 5 inches.  

Would I do it now, no F' way.   Being young you are bullet proof.  

While stationed at Ft Sill, OK we had a significant (for the area) snow fall.  While driving to the airfield on several days during that period with snow and ice on the roads I saw a soldier on a motorcycle with a ski on the front and a snow chain on the back tire.

It may have been all he had to ride to work but, there's no way I would have gotten on that bike (even when I was young, stupid and thinking I was bullet proof).  At that time I was riding a KZ 1000 but, not in the snow.

Rams

This would be preferable.  I'd love to test ride one!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ByDWLXiZjXg&list=TLGGzOr5gLrs81EyMjExMjAyNA&t=29s&pp=2AEdkAIB

[Rams]

This would be preferable.  I'd love to test ride one!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ByDWLXiZjXg&list=TLGGzOr5gLrs81EyMjExMjAyNA&t=29s&pp=2AEdkAIB

Looks interesting.  What I saw at Ft Sill still had the motorcycle tires/wheels on it.  The front ski was somehow strapped to the wheel.  That young soldier also had no wind protection from that artic blast that was blowing down from the frigid north.   Brrrrrr..

Rams

[Jess from VA]

Screw snow and ice, for riding or anything else I want to do.

Walking in the breezy 30s this morning, my hands started to tingle and I was wearing decent gloves (but not snow gauntlets).

Old folks (and others) drive over to a local big mall in cold weather (7 miles - 16 minutes) and walk around in there (40 minutes is 40 minutes anywhere).  I don't like malls, or traffic.  And prefer the great outdoors (without snow and ice and cold winds).

Cold rain all day, and a chance of flurries this evening.  

[Rams]

Screw snow and ice, for riding or anything else I want to do.

SNIP

Cold rain all day, and a chance of flurries this evening.  

Jess.
Please don't be bashful about it, tell us how you really feel.

Rams   

[HayHauler]

What is this 4 letter word you guys are talking about.  Snow?

Hay 
Jimmyt

[scooperhsd]

What is this 4 letter word you guys are talking about.  Snow?

Hay 
Jimmyt

Snow - you mean that event that killed the power for alot of Texas last winter ?

[HayHauler]

What is this 4 letter word you guys are talking about.  Snow?

Hay 
Jimmyt

Snow - you mean that event that killed the power for alot of Texas last winter ?

Ed Zachery.....  3 years ago, we were without power for 3+ days due to the power generating plant's natural gas lines freezing up.  OR, so we were told.
If it snows here, 90% of the people stay home and all schools are closed.

Hay 
Jimmyt

[0leman]

What is this 4 letter word you guys are talking about.  Snow?

Hay 
Jimmyt

Snow - you mean that event that killed the power for alot of Texas last winter ?

The problem wasn't gas line freezing, the problem was the compressors for natural gas were offline due to wind/solar not producing enough electricity.  Gas generators can't run if there is no pressure on the natural gas supplying them   Prior to the Climate Change game those compressors would have run on natural gas.  Seem a certain president in 2080 or 2010 decide that should be run on electric motors.  So, that is where the problem came from That, and wind power doesn't work when there's no wind and solar doesen't work when is't night or lots of clouds. 


Ed Zachery.....  3 years ago, we were without power for 3+ days due to the power generating plant's natural gas lines freezing up.  OR, so we were told.
If it snows here, 90% of the people stay home and all schools are closed.

Hay 
Jimmyt

[HayHauler]

I found out recently that solar doesn't work too good when covered with that white stuff (snow) either...

Hay 
Jimmyt

[scooperhsd]

We looked into Solar power panels last year - the company was trying to hard sell. the next morning, we called the power company (they have a community solar farm you can buy or lease into) - payoff on the panels was pretty expensive and not worth it for us. Their hard sell was trying to get us to buy some panels at like $220 / month for entirely too long (supposedly our electric bill would go down enough to compensate) - the figures didn't work out

[Foozle]

This has probably been posted here before, but it's one way deal with riding in snowy conditions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1wc4fLGPOU

Looks like he also has an appropriately treaded rear wheel. 

I guess if you want to be a 1%er in Alaska . . . . .