HTeK
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grass Valley, CA
I got the chance to hit Bear Valley two weekends in a row for some incredible snow wheeling. Although I grew up driving in the snow, I am a rookie when it comes to deep snow wheeling. I quickly caught on to what works and whatdoesnt and had an absolute blast. Running about ~5psi worked well and none of us lost a bead.
The first weekend (6/25) we were getting slammed with snow. The snow was just wet enough to pack down and get traction and dry enough to push without too much trouble.
Where we are headed:
Flume Canal:
Pretty cool scenery, it was awesome:
The snow was perfect this day:
The second weekend (yesterday, 4/4) the snow had changed a TON. The warm conditions may the snow very wet. And while we didn't sink nearly as deep, it was much slicker and I couldn't push nearly as much. Snow conditions werent quite ideal, but it was still a blast. We ran part of the same trail as the weekend before as well as a new trail.
Creek crossings made things pretty wet:
A PG&E cat had been up earlier in the week (note the tracks). You would think that it would have helped us, but it didnt.
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My buddy in a yota on 33's
Tough spot:
The road winds up in the town of Alta, But it was getting late, and the snow was only getting softer. We called it a day here...
-Justin
The first weekend (6/25) we were getting slammed with snow. The snow was just wet enough to pack down and get traction and dry enough to push without too much trouble.
Where we are headed:
Flume Canal:
Pretty cool scenery, it was awesome:
The snow was perfect this day:
The second weekend (yesterday, 4/4) the snow had changed a TON. The warm conditions may the snow very wet. And while we didn't sink nearly as deep, it was much slicker and I couldn't push nearly as much. Snow conditions werent quite ideal, but it was still a blast. We ran part of the same trail as the weekend before as well as a new trail.
Creek crossings made things pretty wet:
A PG&E cat had been up earlier in the week (note the tracks). You would think that it would have helped us, but it didnt.
More...
My buddy in a yota on 33's
Tough spot:
The road winds up in the town of Alta, But it was getting late, and the snow was only getting softer. We called it a day here...
-Justin
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