Snow Wheeling

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Trip Reports

Snow Wheeling Boardman Lake rd - January 21, 2012
Today's snow wheeling trip took us up the Boardman Lake rd. We had been waiting for some decent snow accumulation at this low elevation spot. Unfortunately the good weather didn't hold and it warmed up and rained heavily the night before. The result...several feet of slush! Some places the snow literally turned to water as we drove. We expected a lot of downed trees, but only encountered a few. We took a short snowshoe walk into Lake Evan. Always cool to see a frozen lake.
Hangover Run 2012 - January 1, 2012
Mother nature threw us a curve ball for the 2012 hangover run. A massive land slide took out the road. We headed north to Whatcom county to do a little snow wheeling in my old turf. It was a pretty short trip to the top once the snow was deep enough. Still haven't gotten much snow accumulation this year. Never know what to expect on New Years Day!

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Snow Wheeling Forum

  snowtrek  Snow Wheeling gone wrong (5 Replies)
If there could be a bad day snow wheeling, this would be it
  snowtrek  02-02-12 Logger Island (3 Replies)
We attempted Day Lake yesterday.. but didn't quite make it. About a mile from the lake the snow got too bad, so we turned around. it was worse than the last run up to boardman. Then we had some fun... Dave had a little TOO much fun Here are some pics for now Starting out.. lots of trees down.. brought the saw on the truck though the far right road started getting too much windfall. lets head for the lake The wa...
  snowtrek  New tire/ Scouting run (4 Replies)
Got a set of new toyo's and went up last sunday to test em out. Wasnt very much snow but they seemed to hook up and grab anything they could. I was solo so I didnt push my luck. Going back up this weekend to hopefully find deeper snow. Heres a few pics Classic poser shot
  snowtrek  Any runs this Saturday near Bellingham? (5 Replies)
Checkin to see if anyone is wanting a run up Race horse Mt. or Sumas Mt.?
  snowtrek  When's next run - Can I join you? (9 Replies)
hey guys, I came over from NWCB. Great site, I'd like to do some snow wheelin with you guys next time you go. I haven't done much serious snow wheelin but I'm rollin on 41 iroks now and I want to try them out in the snow. do you guys post up before you go or is it just kind of a spontaneous thing? I think some of you may be members on northwestclassicbroncos.com but I'm not so good when it comes to putting names, faces and aliases together. ...
  snowtrek  01-21-12 - Mt Loop Run (18 Replies)
Run up Mt Loop today.. wet slop kinda lame video, oh well one new valve stem and a bead re-seated sinking lunch time... good hot links

Snow Wheeling Articles

Siping Tires for Deep Snow

Why should I sipe my tires for deep snow wheeling? Siping is one of my three criteria for a deep snow tire. As you drive through the deep snow, the snow gets packed under your tire. The siping gives your tires hundreds of new biting edges. Additionally, the siping helps loosen the tire carcass allowing your tire to flex better when aired down.
Deep Snow Tires

Wider is better. Not so fast! Given equal tire pressure, a 36x12.50 and a 36x14.50 will have the same size footprint. The shape will be different, but the total area will be the same. Don't stop reading. I'm not crazy. Here's the deal...to keep things simple, lets say we have 4,000lbs vehicle. We'll assume it's perfectly balanced and therefore 1,000lbs at each tire. If the tire is inflated to a known pressure, say 5 psi(pounds per square inch), we can now determine the area of the footprint in sq/in using the following formula....more
Snow Wheeling 101

Stop before you get stuck. That's right STOP. Getting unstuck from the snow is generally pretty easy, unless of course you make it worse. So if you're stuck, just stop. Unless you've got some advanced snow driving skills, it's pretty unlikely that your going to drive out. Stop early and get a tug or dig your way out. You'll have more fun!