Snowmageddon: Los Angeles

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
02/21/2019 at 17:50 • Filed to: None

Putting snow and Los Angeles in the same sentence is certainly a bit of an oxymoron but this winter has been wild. And I am not really talking about LA but the surrounding areas anyways. Right now I-5 and I-15 (sorry I mean THE 5 and THE 15, gotta speak the lingo) are closed in two high elevation areas due to winter weather. I was looking because my girlfriend’s parents decided that they would drive to Las Vegas to visit some friends today before flying back East on Saturday. Despite us convincing them that while the drive is USUALLY easy, winter weather will make it hell and its really not worth it for such a short period of time. But, “rental car already paid for” and “free lodging” in Vegas have them doing it anyways. Hope they end up getting there safely, as its definitely a mess out there!

Also, Mammoth is getting DUMPED on this month.

16-24 Feet of snow this month (or 192-288 inches) which is about half of the season’s snowfall total. That is a crazy amount of snow, especially if it continues snowing for the next month of winter. I probably wont get to ski for another few weeks but there is certainly gonna be enough snow to keep this season going into August! The Spring skiing in May is going to be legit and I am looking forward to being able to tent camp at lower elevations while spending the day skiing on the mountain.

Bring on the winter, its definitely my favorite season of the year! Considering it was about 60 when I went out for lunch today and the sun was shining. Best kind of winter for me =)

DISCUSSION (6)

HammerheadFistpunch > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/21/2019 at 17:57

confirms theory that WWD is snow magnet.

His Stigness > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/21/2019 at 18:29

I am genuinely curious if people give you weird looks if you slip up and say I-5 or I-15 instead of THE 5 and THE 15 like you’re supposed to.

For Sweden > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/21/2019 at 19:23

That’s why Palmdale is always the best escape route.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > For Sweden
02/21/2019 at 19:36

Yeah but then you have to be in Palmdale. But if you can dodge the hypodermic needles littered everywhere, the musical road seems like it would be neat to check out.

https://www.destinationlancasterca.org/things-to-do/only-in-the-av/musical-road/

For Sweden > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
02/21/2019 at 21:55

If Palmdale is so bad, why do so many agents of the Chinese government live there?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > For Sweden
02/22/2019 at 19:37