mtsmiths Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Our steep driveway was a solid sheet of unbroken ice for 120'. Even the Subie with studs took two tries to make it out. I ended up backing back into the garage until the bumper was touching the motorcycle then flooring it until I started to spin on the ice. The fact that there is also a long sweeping left on the slope injected even more excitement into the venture ... can you say 'throttle steer'? Our neighbors had come home late, and left their car (Passat) up on the road. They watched us coming up and couldn't believe we made it. Damn warming trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 That reminds me of why I left Maine. Touching the bike sounds a bit scary as I hate it when my car becomes a sled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshot Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I am incredibly jealous. Daytime average for the last few days here is in the upper 60's. This is my first "winter" in the Outback, and I don't have anything but mud puddles to drive in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I don't have anything but mud puddles to drive in! And you are complaining:confused: haha Sorry i love mud. Yea i was riding up in the woods on my four wheeler in the snow, and on the way back down, it had completley frozen over... I Did a 360 around one corner in about mid 3rd, so about 35 mph or so.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Reminds me of why I left MT...It doesnt snow...I was at Big Mtn once and it might have been 10 degrees and we were getting freezing rain. I asked a patroller how cold does it have to be to snow...his reply "We get a lot of wierd **** aloft" Anyway at least you're in MT where the population might only be 30% Californians...whereas here in UT if there is a flake in the sky you better have your head on a swivel cause its only a matter of time until one of them crashes near, into, or around you. BTW...its gonna get going good up there next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hi mtsmiths, You're lucky cause there is no playing in the snow or on ice here in «hard winter city» Montreal. It's 50°F and raining outside right now and no snow on the ground. Grass everywhere in the park in front. Global warming is a hoax, it's only local (like in every locality...). Went through some hard times lately and wished I had a jug of Purple Jesus Pigeons outside my window yesterday seemed to be doing their mating dance. They must think it's already springtime. I just hope for their offsprings that their reproductive system is more clever than they are. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Frag, Hope all goes well with our brother to the north. Cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Frag, Hope all goes well with our brother to the north. Cookie Thanks Cookie. I guess we're like our cars, we always pull through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirelessenabled Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 20 degrees F and 6 inches snow in the last 3 hours here at Schweitzer Mtn in the Idaho panhandle. Can anybody say PowPow Day!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhise Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 pfft. I'm supposed to go ice fishing in a couple of weeks in northern Michigan. Looks like I'll have to bring a boat..... At least I'm not tired of winter yet, it's still fall here...... -Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana105 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Powderhound- it's been a good year so far up on Big mtn,I think they are approaching 120 inches so far with a heck of alot more forecasted this weekend and this next week. as Smitty said in the valleys it's been hit and miss with lots of ice as evidenced by his driveway. Smitty- I asked our stoggie rep to replace all of my cigars so I should be getting all new ones in the next couple of weeks,sorry about that. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thats funny. We're at 150+ in the upper cottonwoods and EVERYONE is bummed at this season's dryness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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