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[Xover]

In case there's any SW ridge scramblers in here.

https://udot.utah.gov/connect/2024/0...onwood-canyon/

[Xover]

In case there's any SW ridge scramblers in here.

http://https://udot.utah.gov/connect...onwood-canyon/

[raisingarizona13]

How do locals feel about the 16 towers going up on Superior?

I have a FB frond that's clearly very upset about em so I'm curious what others are thinking.

[brutah]

I don’t care. It’s something that’s necessary for winter access in LCC given that WW2 ammo is no longer available for avalanche migration. And I enjoy skiing in LCC.

[Dantheman]

The visual impact to the ridgeline is unfortunate, but necessary. There have been Gazex units up to there for years, but if you weren't looking for them you didn't see them. The Wyssens are going to be a lot more visible.

[ASmileyFace]

I don't have any personal skin in the game, but the few friends (and friends-of-friends) of mine who help with the howitzer are generally happy so that makes me think it is worth the visual impact.

[tBatt]

The comments on UDOTcc's Instagram post are wild.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C84Yu8kR...en&img_index=1

"Just buy another Howitzer. Simple"

"We need lawyers"

"Where am I going to train this summer?"

"Are the construction workers going to chase me down and arrest me?"

"There's already a road that goes around the slide path"

[Boissal]

The comments on UDOTcc's Instagram post are wild.

The sense of entitlement is staggering. I'm sure the same people were shitting themselves in rage this winter over the closures.
But what are all the S ridge lovers gonna do this summer? Clearly there are no other scrambles in the area that are already a Strava segment, how will they spray??


Driving down from Brighton yesterday I was reminded that we had entered the oh so pleasurable canyon construction season. Alternating traffic on the bridge below Storm Mountain was really slowing things down but this dude really didn't help:



Right below the powerplant. No idea how he managed to roll himself, the road isn't perfectly straight but those aren't exactly high-speed sharp curves. Strong effort!

[alias_rice]

When did pio buy a Ford?

[Dantheman]

My guess would be drifted into the shoulder (likely due to phone use) and overcorrected. I suppose we should just be glad he didn't kill anyone in the process.

[Cono Este]

Better sort this shit out before I get there.

[NBABUCKS1]

Better sort this shit out before I get there.

working on it.

[MultiVerse]

It looks like Solitude will require separate parking passes for nordic & alpine whereas last season a single Solitude parking pass worked for both. Does anyone know for sure if that's the case?

[Danno]

When did pio buy a Ford?

that's not pio, that truck is only on its side, not upside down.

[alias_rice]

that's not pio, that truck is only on its side, not upside down.

That’s a good point.

[DigSki]

It looks like Solitude will require separate parking passes for nordic & alpine whereas last season a single Solitude parking pass worked for both. Does anyone know for sure if that's the case?

As far as I understand, yes. It's not clear on the website that the regular parking pass is not valid in nordic lot, but I think they said that in the town hall.

Also, the email for renewing Solitude parking says previous parking pass holders are getting a discount from $1000 to $499. Their website still says $499 for full parking pass. So unsure which one is right...

[MultiVerse]

Yeah, it's now two separate passes one for downhill and one for nordic according to parksolitude email response.

[Boissal]

Hijacking this thread for a semi-appropriate post: if there's anyone in here who routinely drives up the canyon on bald summer tires and fucks it up for the rest of us, I will hook you up with a mag-priced set of gently used Michelin X-Ice snow tires. They're 215/65R17 (2016 Forester and such), bit narrower and taller than stock for max snow grip.
Don't be a beater, get real tires.

[MultiVerse]

FWD with snow tires > AWD with worn all seasons

[Boissal]

FWD with snow tires > AWD with worn all seasons

Truth. And AWD with snow tires that only saw 2 seasons of canyon driving > all the above. I am always shocked at how well a Subi with 4 snow tires does compared to pretty much anything on the road.

[NBABUCKS1]

I am always shocked at how well a Subi with 4 snow tires does compared to pretty much anything on the road.

haven't done an A/B test but my ioniq 5 ev with low center of gravity and electric motors with a good set of snow tires is pretty dam good too. A little more clearance would help but it'd does well.

[Boissal]

haven't done an A/B test but my ioniq 5 ev with low center of gravity and electric motors with a good set of snow tires is pretty dam good too. A little more clearance would help but it'd does well.

Funny, that's what I just replaced the Forester with since I'm now commuting a fair bit and electric made more sense than another ICE. Scored a 2nd set of OEM wheels on KSL, will put snow tires on and report back. Clearance is definitely a concern but the days of gunning it into an unplowed White Pine lot at 4am are behind us so I can probably live with less clearance. Regenerating 4-5% battery while not touching the brakes down LCC is quite a trip as well.

[MultiVerse]

My Waterloo with 8-inches of AWD ground clearance and snow tires is the upper second Spruces lot when it hasn't been plowed.

[Bojangles Mgillicutty]

ive been rocking the civic with nokian for past 4 years and while its done admirably awd and clearance would be nice. Except for the spending 30-50k part

[NBABUCKS1]

placeholder post for snowbasin fuckery due to 2034 olympics.