speaking of snow...
Took off last Friday to take my youngest son on our traditional skip school and work father son ski day - It was flat out dumping. Great day but when we get back to our car (jeep) the parking lot is a **** show, apparently 20 In of the Yankee Dandruff isnt good for lightweight cars and 2 wheel drive trucks, who would have thunk it?
Me and another jeeper helped pull 2 Subaru's out to the point where they could get some traction, one had ****** tires, and I think the other one just made a poor decision on how he parked that mostly attributed to his being stuck, but the owners were pretty nice and appreciative (I can kick myself for not getting a pic!) But this back parking lot was on a hill and it was a total mess.
Then there was this jack wagon in a Nissan pick up, 2WD. I initially refused to help him, people like that need to learn a lesson, but in his attempts to get out he had blocked in this old truck that was trying to get out. Against my better wishes we pull him up to the top of the hill so he could get out.
As we are leaving winter park I am behind the same nissan truck, he gets stuck in the huge amount of snow in the slight uphill to get onto the highway. I saw this coming and just drove around and might have given him the one finger salute..
Also we were one of the last cars they let over the pass before they closed it for avalanche control - (Berthoud Pass for any of you who have been to winter park) - It would have totally sucked to have been stuck behind that due to people who were unprepared.
CO supposedly has a "traction law" for times like these, but they dont really enforce it, and I hope the guy in the nissan learned an expensive lesson that requires a tow truck or something, but regardless it was a good lesson for my 17 year old in being prepared.
Also I wont let myself or my family "push" cars stuck in the snow, this is a good way to get your leg crushed or worse - originally the nissan guy was upset I wouldn't push, not that I think an extra person pushing a truck uphill in 20-24" of snow would have made a difference. but nope..
