Getting Stuck

Sunday, 25 February, 2007, 10:22 - Travel

Today was supposed to be another fine day of skiing... But then I woke up to find my car buried in more than six inches of snow, with more still coming down. I then learned that, yes, it is possible to get an AWD vehicle stuck in the snow. I basically got trapped by the piles of snow that the snowplow was creating in the parking lot. I 'high-centered' trying to cross one of them. So I spent the first thirty minutes shovelling myself out. It's a good thing I remembered the shovel this time!

After that, I made the (probably wise) decision to skip skiing for the day and head home. It still took me more than two hours to get from Truckee to Colfax. Imagine doing that after a hard day of skiing! I couldn't see well because my wiper blades got iced up, and no matter how many times I stopped to clean them, the window would still become covered again. This was, by far, the worst weather I've ever driven in. Yes, even surpassing driving Highway 4 west of Stockton in a heavy downpour. I passes at least four cars that had gone off the side of the road. Surprise, they were all either 4WD or AWD. Those systems don't make you invincible! I drove at a safe and sane 25 most of the way and did just fine.

Now I'm back in the lowlands of Sacramento and pondering what else to do today...