Tires Chains, Do not Hit the Mountains Without Them

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Tires Chains, Do not Hit the Mountains Without Them

California is known for its beaches, laid back approach to life, and also has some great Ski Resorts. Its pretty amazing being able to eat breakfast by the beach and then be able to carve up some snow covered mountains all in the same day. This article documents a snowboarding trip that I took with a friend of mine, one that taught me the necessity of a good pair of tire chains.

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The snow in California can get pretty heavy in well-known ski areas like Mammoth and Lake Tahoe. In the better ski areas, you would most likely bring tire chains because the sheriffs at the bottom of the hill won’t let you drive up without them. So whether you drive a 4 door sedan or a souped-up F150, you would most likely bring a set of chains to keep your tires from sliding.

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There are a few popular mountains in the Southern California area that jet up amidst the southern valley. Both Bear Mountain and Mountain High are frequented by all walks of skiers and snowboarders every year. The snow isn’t as soft, and many times man-made. These mountains are convenient for the average ski-goer that only has to drive a few hours away to hit the slopes.

When it comes to preparation for mountainous conditions, many that go to Bear Mountain and Mountain High forget that the weather can get harsh and snow storms can certainly happen atop the mountain.

I made that mistake. I went on a Saturday day trip to Mountain High, on a perfectly sunny day. It was so warm that I wore a T-shirt throughout the whole day riding. Once the sun starting coming down and it got closer to night, my friend and I took our last ride and hopped in his Ford Ranger for our drive back home.

The sky quickly filled with grey and it began to snow heavily. Being unprepared, inexperienced skiers, we didn’t have any snow chains with us. My friends Ranger was sliding all over the road, on virtually every turn! We ended up taking a “scenic route” to get home and luckily made it back to San Diego after an extremely slow drive down the mountain since we didn’t have tire chains.

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by Herkie

Question by PreacherTim63(SFECU): This is not a bash to anyone in anyway, but Im curious. I see people answering questions in this section?
all the time, and saying things like “i get tired of having other people shove religion on me”…. has it occured to you that your in the religion and spirituality section? That any response you recieve is going to be along those lines? If you dont like Christians/muslims or whatever faith your having a problem with… why log in to this section other than to cause a bickering session? I mean if you want to talk lets talk… but it dosnt have to be about seeing if “you can rile someone up” or “yank a Christians chain”…. As I said im not bashing at all but it seems to me that many of these people that get upset about having a religious response to their question are the same type that would go to a movie theater and be suprised its dark……. no vulgarity or slams please… this is not intended as a slam or bash but to see if we can get some actual intelligent conversation that might benifit someone. Thank you and God bless.
JT…. i dont remember ever saying “i dont know” means God did it.
You must have me confused with someone else.

Best answer:

Answer by Valerie
LOL, EXACTLY MY POINT GOD BLESS, VAL

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