that’s whacked

let it snow let it snow let it snow!

Sunday, Dec 18. 2005  –  Category: Musings

wow, and suddenly winter is here. the storm today has been nuts. with rain like this, it must be snowing like crazy up in the sierras.

in fact, it is.

i know this because we went up for a sweet sweet day of riding at Kirkwood yesterday. we had expected a mostly crappy day of boarding on icy snow with rocks poking through. instead, we were rewarded with some pretty decent snow. it was mostly hard pack, but had a light dusting of snow thanks to the snow that was falling all day.

that’s right. it snowed. all day. i believe the correct word, as the kids say these days is… “woot!“

the snow made for an interesting drive home. going up the hill towards the 8000 foot pass we saw car after car skidding, and sliding. most people left the same morning as us where there wasn’t snow until around 7000 or 7500 feet. on the drive home, there was snow down to 4500 feet. consequently, i think a fair number of people didn’t bring chains. we passed 5 different cars which had gotten involved in some nasty accidents. everywhere we looked going towards the pass, we saw cars spinning the wheels trying to get traction.

wanna know what the definition of safety and security is? it’s sitting inside your AWD car, with sure-footed traction as you solidly navigate nimbly through the cars spun out all over the road.

wanna know what the definition of sweet-sweet-comfort is? seeing your climate control sitting at a warm toasty 70 degrees while the outside thermostat registers 28 degrees as people try and get their cars corrected, and fumble trying to get their chains on their cars while they’re stranded on a hill.

i love my audi.