Losing ground to the snow

"TahoeSTi" (tahoesti) 02/22/2017 at 17:30 • Filed to: None

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Might not see the dirt in my yard until July if this keeps up. We got just over 3 feet (maybe 4) this last weekend with another 27-30" coming this weekend. Which means I only have a few days to dig out before it happens again. My garage is the only side of the house that is cleared....or was cleared.

The Jetta isn’t moving for a while....nor is the Mustang it’s blocking in the Garage....maybe that makes the world just a little be safer.

Good thing the snowbanks melted last week.

This is our first Floor.

This is the 2nd story, The snow is piled up to the roof here.

MonkeePuzzle > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:32

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wowza!

benjrblant > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:33

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Holy crap. I see why you wanted the Type-R sticker for the snowblower.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:33

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That Jetta? isn’t getting out until August.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:33

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Holy shit, survival mode engaged!

TahoeSTi > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/22/2017 at 17:34

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We haven’t even missed a day of work for this yet.

HammerheadFistpunch > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:35

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so Jelly, I love that whole situation.

$kaycog > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:36

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Unbelievable!

Racin'Jason001 > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:37

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Wow!

Wacko > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:37

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That is insane

Ash78, voting early and often > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:38

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#badlucktahoesti

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:39

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How does one even begin to dig themselves out? Also where is this? These are snow drifts? Answer my questions please! 

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:41

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I would be using that snow to keep my beers cold.

TahoeSTi > Ash78, voting early and often 02/22/2017 at 17:43

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Yeah I knew i should have returned it first thing.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:43

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So. Much. Cocain...

TahoeSTi > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/22/2017 at 17:43

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My beer is next to the pile of snow on the 2nd story photo.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:44

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I imagine the weight of all that snow must overload the suspension on the Jetta..

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:44

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How long does it take to be sick of the snow?

TahoeSTi > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/22/2017 at 17:52

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This is in Incline Village NV, on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe at about 7200ft above sea level. I think we’ve seen about 30ft of snow so far this year at my house. The Ski resort 5 miles away is reporting 636" of snow fall this season so far...they are also about 1000ft above us.

I start with a beer.....then maybe another. Then I find a shovel and fire up the snow blower. First you snow blow a path to move around in then the driveway. After that you shovel all the snow into the drive way so you can blow it out....this will take several days after work...then the next storm comes and we start over agian ....I also pay someone to clear my drive way with a big trackless tractor and blower they only come once a day and we avg 2-4in an hour so being able to clear it yourself is a must. Anything over 18" and I might get my subbies stuck... depending how heavy the snow is.

Also it should be noted I’ve given up on most entrances to my house. The front of the house with the garage is the only side that’s not buried past the first story.

These aren’t snow drifts the roof of my house does shed to the side but the snow in the yard is easily 12ft deep maybe more. I haven’t seen my 6ft fence in over a month.

TahoeSTi > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/22/2017 at 17:53

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Not sick of it yet. We don’t call people locals around here until they’ve lived through a winter like this and stayed.

TahoeSTi > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 02/22/2017 at 17:54

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I belive you are correct,I had it dug out before this last storm....time to do it agian The snow that slid from the other side isn’t helping. My deck is first on my list today then the jetta tomorrow.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:54

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I would love to live that once or twice. Snow is just so much fun and I never get enough to satisfy me when it does come.

TahoeSTi > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/22/2017 at 17:57

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You sound like me. The best part is we don’t salt the roads around here and most roads have a nice 1-3in of packed snow on them......Every turn get’s a little be of tasteful over steer......and some get a full on drift.

bob and john > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:58

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...dude, I live in northern canada. I have NEVER seen snow this bad.

what. the. fuck.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 17:59

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Oh how I wish... Th problem here is we get a nice layer of ice built up and then if you get a little drift on you end up in a tree/ditch/mailbox/front yard/a BMW or Infiniti that should not have been out and got stuck in the middle/side of the road.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:01

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Wow... I bet it would be magical to stay there for a few... (I say a few, cause I love snow, and all that it comes with, but too much of a good thing and then you hate it.)

Busslayer > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:07

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You need one of these.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:09

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This is some real The Shining shit you got going on here. You don’t have a SnoCat why?

CompactLuxuryFan > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:18

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Good grief! I was in Tahoe City for the long weekend and the amount of stupidity trying to get out of there was unreal! I’d be horrified to live there. I’d never leave the house. Sure is pretty, though! And skiing was great.

It ended up taking nearly 10 hours to get back, 6 of which were spent on the first 20 miles. Witnessed a mid-90s Mustang with low profile tires and no chains crawl along with traffic for over two hours (how long it took to cross Truckee), having to rock back and forth to get unstuck every time we moved. Thankfully they’d set up chain control right on the on-ramp and they got turned around.

Still plenty of assholes blocking the highway, though. Hello beached RWD Model S on summer tires with a CHP Expedition failing to push you anywhere and blocking a lane. Sure hope your battery ran out trying to get out and you had to pay a massive fine on top of a tow. We were crawling so slowly a chunk of snow detached from my roof and pinned down the wipers so they couldn’t move! Had to pull over and clear my windshield by hand so they could start moving again.

At least it was kinda fun after we climbed enough to leave the assholes behind. My A4 made mincemeat of Donner Pass. RIP your Jetta.

TahoeSTi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/22/2017 at 18:37

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I’ve been shopping them on ebay lately. That and the Tracks you can bolt on to subarus .

TahoeSTi > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/22/2017 at 18:38

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I’m about to start offer Free Room and board to anyone who wants to shovel.

TahoeSTi > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 02/22/2017 at 18:40

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Oh we have plenty of Ice too anything thats not white basically....snow tires help....studs really help on the ice but they start shooting off around 100mph so i stopped using studs.

TahoeSTi > CompactLuxuryFan 02/22/2017 at 18:49

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See you learned a very important lesson CLEAR ALL SNOW AND ICE off your car before you start driving.

The traffic on the California side of the lake is INSANE..I don’t leave NV most the time. Here in Incline we are a little more sheltered from the traffic.

I’ve driving my mustang in some bad conditions but this year there’s no excuse it’s been like this for months and there’s no sign of letting up.

For everyone else Snow Tires help...All seasons are just about useless....and any 4wd or awd without at least one limited slip diff is just about the same as 2wd. I saw a new BMW x5 with all Seasons Stuck on a slight hill before my house I stopped asked if they were ok, and informed them of their only option...Turn around..because the next hill is steeper and the street won’t be plowed....I then proceeded up the hill with no issue....Snow tires FTW.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:52

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At one point a bunch of Cuthbertson track conversion Landies got parked semi-abandoned. I don’t know if they’re still there, but that would be *one* way to roll.

TahoeSTi > Busslayer 02/22/2017 at 18:52

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OMG Yes.....I guess just upping the HP in my Honda won’t be enough....is there a build thread for this beast.

DipodomysDeserti > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 18:56

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Holy shit.

CompactLuxuryFan > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 19:00

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I *did* clear my car! But then we proceeded to pull into basically standing traffic for 6 hours so it built up as if I’d been parked. Then when we finally moved a bit it fell down. It really wasn’t that much snow, definitely under 2" worth, and maybe 1/3 sq ft. I was very surprised the wipers couldn’t handle it. That said, the rear hatch was really heavy to open before I cleared snow before leaving. Your Jetta must be in so much pain.

Since I live in the bay area, all-seasons + chains if need be strike me as the way to go for Tahoe trips. You really won’t need more than 2WD with chains if you’re just visiting for the weekend, but it is nice to not be forced to install chains if you have AWD.

Busslayer > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 19:34

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http://www.popsci.com/node/205277

http://jalopnik.com/339171/the-v8-powered-snowblower-owns-frostys-ass

It sounds like there may have been some kind of kit at some point but the link is dead now.

shop-teacher > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 19:40

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Gadamn!

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 20:05

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LOL, I would legit consider, for a week at least. Hows the home cooking?

arl > TahoeSTi 02/22/2017 at 20:36

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Amazing. Washington DC would be closed for like, 2 years if we got that much snow.

torque > TahoeSTi 02/23/2017 at 02:37

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“Knock Knock”

“Who’s there?”

“Snow”

“Snow who?”

TahoeSTi > CompactLuxuryFan 02/23/2017 at 09:37

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two wheel drive with chains can get you around if you are smart enough not to take the steep routes around town....every storm there are a few streets in town where you’ll see 3-4 people with 2wd and chains stuck but as long as you stick to the main roads you’re fine......also you can’t go over 35mph with chains :(.

TahoeSTi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/23/2017 at 09:39

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where is this place wife already wants an old land rover one with tracks would be even better.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TahoeSTi 02/23/2017 at 10:02

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That was at the Cuthbertson works, Biggar , South Lanarkshire, Scotland. I have no idea if they’re still there - I’m sure Rover guys have tried to buy them. The photos were taken by people who visited there some years back.

Maybe a Google Earth search is in order...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TahoeSTi 02/23/2017 at 13:56

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Wow.