6k elevation is normal for snow a few (and hopefully more) times a year. Right now snow level is 2500' which is foothills. Not normal but not unheard of
Snow hell in SoCal
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typical winter weather nowadays
Yep. For the next 3 months they'll rave at all the green & then when it dries out in June & July, go full dumbdumb at the increased fuel for wild fire.
Everytime
About 1100' where I live. Raining since last night. Doesn't feel cold enough to snow. Hills above us have been getting snow on and off for a couple days.
I read there were places above 6k feet that had gotten 40 to 57 inchesof snow in Big Bear area.
81 inches was the highest at another Mountain location at 6,600 to 7,600 feet.
10 inches was the total just above 3k feet in a number of mountain areas.
Quite a strong storm that brought in deep layer cold air into that region.
81 inches was the highest at another Mountain location at 6,600 to 7,600 feet.
10 inches was the total just above 3k feet in a number of mountain areas.
Quite a strong storm that brought in deep layer cold air into that region.
Naw. This happens every time somebody gives the Indian Rain Dancers whiskey.Global warming at work
Nb 15 just past 138 is a skating rink. Trucks and cars are currently stuck blocking all lanes.
Those are actually reasonable numbers for the mountains in Oregon and Washington. I would have thought Big Bear was used to snow since they are a ski resort?
We are getting another dump in the mountains her and it looks like California will get it as well. Tomorrow will be interesting.
37°F here. Snowed in Lynden and Sumas. Not here. Interesting microclimate.
Some winters are very dry (both precipitation & low humidity air). We didn't receive much last year & the year prior had a cold storm with low level snow. My daughter & her mom's family lived in Valle Vista (Hemet, CA) below Idyllwild (San Jacinto Mountains) approx 1800' & got some know. I wish I'd saved the video my daughter sent of their great Dane trying to catch snow flakes.
I love bombing around in the suby during a bad storm, the thing is as surefooted as a mountain goat.
I'm up at 6000 feet in the mountains west of Palm Springs. We have gotten about 15 inches of snow so far with more forecast.
My Mazda CX 5 has AWD and does OK with the new Continental Extreme Contact all season tires as long as the snow is only a few inches deep and the road is fairly level. The problem is that the side streets off of the State Highway can be pretty steep and then
traction becomes a big problem. And due to a design flaw on the CX 5, you cannot use chains as they will rub on the suspension components.
So I just stay home until the streets are wet but not icy or don't have a light coating of snow on them. The county is good about plowing both the highway and residential streets, but the steepness of some sections makes them impassable. I do have a neighbor with a 4WD Jeep and some kind of suitable tires and he climbs right up the street with no issues even when there is several inches of fresh snow on the road.
My Mazda CX 5 has AWD and does OK with the new Continental Extreme Contact all season tires as long as the snow is only a few inches deep and the road is fairly level. The problem is that the side streets off of the State Highway can be pretty steep and then
traction becomes a big problem. And due to a design flaw on the CX 5, you cannot use chains as they will rub on the suspension components.
So I just stay home until the streets are wet but not icy or don't have a light coating of snow on them. The county is good about plowing both the highway and residential streets, but the steepness of some sections makes them impassable. I do have a neighbor with a 4WD Jeep and some kind of suitable tires and he climbs right up the street with no issues even when there is several inches of fresh snow on the road.
In your case probably not worth it to have good tires. Sad though. Why even bother with AWD? Just burning extra gas for nothing really. How much dirt /mud/rock driving?
Is that you big rock moto?
Raining here. We need the water.
The snow at the resort is man made. They have a machine that sprays water into the air and it comes down as snow. Big bear proper does get some snow.. a few inches to a foot maybe.
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Same here in NE Kansas City. The only snow I have seen is in the grass.
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