Recent content by luciano136

Yeah, chains would definitely make a big difference. Here's a pic of his machine; it's seriously tricked out.

We brought the Subie home on Saturday (1/8). Shoveling was the way to go. We even had a guy with a Wrangler with 40s on it try to make it up the road but the incline just made it too slippery. Once the ruts in the tires filled up with snow, he was spinning wheels. Chains may have helped but...

It will be down this weekend. I'll post an update :)

This was a very cold storm but I don't think it had too much moisture in it. Of course, we will be checking with a local person in LP first before driving back up.

Well, that's the only downside of this vehicle; you can't put chains on it. Our main issue is clearance though. We have to shovel a portion first before the Subie can clear the snow; otherwise it just builds up underneath the car and the tires lose traction.

Here are a few vids of two successful runs after shoveling a bunch of snow. Hard work but doable. Vid 1 Vid 2

Probably about the same and more higher up. How much did you end up getting in Ridgecrest? Temps should be in the low 40s at 6500 feet and sunny the rest of the week; that should be enough to get rid of the new snow and maybe some more. That stretch of the road gets good sun exposure...

We'll probably go back this coming weekend. The weather looks pretty good; we might even be able to drive it out for the most part.

Only part way. It was icier down low and the Jeep was spinning tires a lot since it's a pretty steep grade. Since we only had one Jeep, we didn't want to risk having it get stuck as well.

I updated my original thread. We shoveled it halfway down the road, so we only have a half mile left before it's out :)

We called them but they couldn't authorize the tow till after the fact. A little too risky having to pay big $$ out of pocket and possibly not getting reimbursed. My friend and I are very fit, so we can shovel it out and it's practically free :)

Since you guys have been so helpful, here's an update. We went up and shoveled for two days and we have the Subie halfway down and through the deepest snow. Temps have been really low and snow in the shade wasn't very well consolidated yet (no melt-freeze); those were the toughest section...

It is actually a tow point. It clearly states in the owner's manual that it can be used to tow the vehicle out of mud or snow.

Good question! I checked and yes, there is one in the front.

Thanks! Someone left me a voicemail with that info as well.