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MET Snow Patrol #1 - Feb. 25, 2023
February 9, 2023
9:50 pm
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Folsom4Rnr (Brian)
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Sat. Feb. 25, 2023   8:30 am – 4:00 pm-ish

Meeting at the Subway/Shell station in Pollock Pines off of Hwy 50 and Sly Park exit.

Pollock Pines Subway/Shell Station
6529 Pony Express Trail
Pollock Pines
CA 95726

Meet at 8:30am for drivers' meeting and sign-in; we will leave at 9:00am.  Will plan on having lunch around noon or so and start packing up around 2:00pm - 3:00pm depending when the afternoon wheelers get back. Dress for a day in the snow and cold.

Please post below if you are attending. 

Other notes:

This run is currently open if we have any pending members needing a BBQ so post up if you want to take this on. We will use the club's HAM PosseV2 frequency for communications, so bring your HAM radios.

General things to remember to bring:

-Tables

-Chairs

-Fire wood

-Warm Beverages

-Water (cold weather is very dehydrating) 

-Easy-up

February 10, 2023
4:53 pm
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NoService4xe
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I'm in and can bring fire wood and a Solo stove.

Check that. I'm a maybe.

February 13, 2023
6:49 am
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Guy and Lynda
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We're in

February 13, 2023
10:06 am
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Gilbert & Betty
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I should be up and running. 

February 13, 2023
12:36 pm
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Folsom4Rnr (Brian)
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I'm going to attempt to make it with my 3 kiddos... 

February 15, 2023
3:35 am
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Chris Campbell
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planning on being there

February 18, 2023
3:52 pm
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Sloguy
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I should be there also.

February 18, 2023
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Robert & Amber
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We will be there!

February 19, 2023
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Chris Campbell
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weather report is calling for snow in Pollock Pines on Wed, Thurs, and Fri with clear skies on Saturday.  Should be a good time.

February 20, 2023
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I'm in, and can bring a pop-up canopy.

February 20, 2023
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for anyone interested I am going to go snow camping the night before the snow patrol on MET.  I started a dedicated thread to plan but I will try and post up here with snow conditions/levels friday.  Those of us camping will meet you guys out on MET once we have packed up camp.  

As such, I can't lead the snow patrol group from Pollock Pines but it looks like we have some experienced people coming along that can handle it.  The camping group will be in 151.760.

February 21, 2023
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I'll there for Saturday.  

So long and thanks for all the fish!!!
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February 22, 2023
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I will be there

Jim Ruppel

February 22, 2023
2:20 pm
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We are going to try and make it! Looking forward to doing some snow wheeling!

February 23, 2023
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Guy and Lynda said
We're in

  

We now may be in. Chain control got set up in Placerville this morning (2/23) & the weather tomorrow looks more intense than this morning. The traffic, as always, is a mess leading up to the chain control, so I'll check Saturday morning & see what it's like & decide then if we are going or not. If we go, may be late to show-up either at Shell or on the trail. 

February 24, 2023
11:40 am
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We may have road closure issues.  My buddy that lives 1 exit before Sly Park Road was stuck in Placerville last night til 8:00 due to icy road conditions.  Plus chains were required for every vehicle, even 4wd vehicles.  No chains and you were turned away.

Conditions may change, just wanted to give a heads up from local knowledge.

So long and thanks for all the fish!!!
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February 24, 2023
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Looks like we are not going to be able to make it until later in the afternoon as we have a family commitment that came up tomorrow morning.  Hopefully the weather will be ok and we can make it up there.  Take care and stay safe!!!

February 24, 2023
4:37 pm
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Robert & Amber
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ScottV - K3SLV said
We may have road closure issues.  My buddy that lives 1 exit before Sly Park Road was stuck in Placerville last night til 8:00 due to icy road conditions.  Plus chains were required for every vehicle, even 4wd vehicles.  No chains and you were turned away.

Conditions may change, just wanted to give a heads up from local knowledge.

  

In live off sly park rd. 1 mile from Safeway. They did shut it down yesterday because of multiple spin out. Its open now but not to say it will stay open. They could close it again any time for spin outs or avalanche control. The snow will lighten up tonight with light snow during the day tomorrow. It’s beautiful up here. Tomorrow will be fun!

February 24, 2023
5:05 pm
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I plan on going but might meet you out on MET. Don’t wait for me if I’m not there on time.

February 24, 2023
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ScottV - K3SLV said
We may have road closure issues.  My buddy that lives 1 exit before Sly Park Road was stuck in Placerville last night til 8:00 due to icy road conditions.  Plus chains were required for every vehicle, even 4wd vehicles.  No chains and you were turned away.

Conditions may change, just wanted to give a heads up from local knowledge.

  

I can't make it tomorrow. While technically chains are required for R2, I have never seen it enforced. The reason it isn't enforced is because they would have to inspect every vehicle for chains, which would bring traffic to a total stand still as people rummaged through their packed vehicle trying to find their chains. I have gotten off at the I-80 Applegate exit for over 40 years. This is the exit where they often close I-80 and where they screen all commercial trucks for chains before allowing them to proceed during chain controls. I have never seen them screen all 4WD vehicles for chains. On I-80 they close the freeway rather than impose R3 requirements. Maybe Hwy 50 is different, but how would they enforce it unless they had R3 requirements where they could look for installed chains on every vehicle?      

  • Requirement 2 (R2): Chains or traction devices are required on all vehicles except four-wheel/all-wheel drive vehicles with snow-tread tires on all four wheels.
    NOTE: (Four-wheel/all-wheel drive vehicles must carry traction devices in chain control areas.)
  • Requirement 3 (R3): Chains or traction devices are required on all vehicles, no exceptions.
February 24, 2023
9:43 pm
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Dale Clement
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I can’t make this one, have fun and be safe.

February 25, 2023
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Good morning Possee!

I have to go to work this afternoon so won’t be able to go on the snow run, can’t take the chance of getting stuck … 🙁

But I will be there with the maps and the cones and a delicious surprise!!

See y’all in a bit!!

Lgirl

"No beans!"

February 25, 2023
7:00 am
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Currently Hwy 50 chain control is east of Pollock Pines...we are good to go!  See y'all there.  I hope it's ok that my friend tags along.  He has a MBZ G-Wagen on portal axles. 

absolutely. We are here and we took the side roads to avoid all of the chain control people. It got us here faster but traffic is still moving pretty well on the highway.

February 25, 2023
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Lgirl

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February 25, 2023
5:54 pm
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I'm home and Shane will be in a few minutes.  We had a great day, great fun, great bunch of folks.   We are ready to do it again!  Thank you! 

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