Author Topic: Snow in Southern California? (Read 3030 times)

Mongo · « **on:** December 17, 2006, 08:11:14 PM »

Went out to do what I call the loop it's a nice little 50 mile ride up the canyon from my house when I started to get into the higher elevations I started seeing this white shit on the side of the hills!

Can some one explain what that stuff is?

Turbo Bob caught up with me on the backside of the loop and was complaing he was cold, I'm not sure but this aint good!

This is the loop and the white stuff was photographed between points B and C!

interfuse · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2006, 09:21:06 PM »

Maybe winter is moving south. It was 53.6 F here today. Usually we'd have snow by now.

pmackie · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2006, 11:54:22 PM »

Don't even give it a thought, that is just "frosting"!!

See some of Baz's shots for what "snow" looks like...

TheBigB · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2006, 01:00:19 PM »

Mongo-

Certainly this is not the first time you have encountered such an alien substance. I live here in Hell "A" and make the occasional trip up to Duke Nukem's Cafe there in the Angeles Crest/Angeles Forest and its not uncommon at all to get into a rather descent amount of snow cover. There is a nice little jaunt called Nine Mile out there that I like to ride... or is it Seven Mile - I think it's Nine Mile. Though in looking at your 50 mile route I think I might like to give that a shot. I know that around Lake Castiac snow is the least of your worries cause the wind can get pretty vicious up there.

Nonetheless, whenever I head up there anytime past late November I usually dress for the cold and steady my self for the white stuff.

Just remember that its pretty harmless stuff - It's even edible, but not the yellow kind.

The Big B

Mongo · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2006, 09:04:36 PM »

Quote from: "TheBigB"

Mongo-

Certainly this is not the first time you have encountered such an alien substance. I live here in Hell "A" and make the occasional trip up to Duke Nukem's Cafe there in the Angeles Crest/Angeles Forest and its not uncommon at all to get into a rather descent amount of snow cover. There is a nice little jaunt called Nine Mile out there that I like to ride... or is it Seven Mile - I think it's Nine Mile. Though in looking at your 50 mile route I think I might like to give that a shot. I know that around Lake Castiac snow is the least of your worries cause the wind can get pretty vicious up there.

Nonetheless, whenever I head up there anytime past late November I usually dress for the cold and steady my self for the white stuff.

Just remember that its pretty harmless stuff - It's even edible, but not the yellow kind.

The Big B

No Big B not the first time dealing with the white stuff I moved out to the left coast over 25 years ago from OhighO so needless to say it's been a few years since I had to ride in it! Fortunately none on the roads just a little left on the hillsides yesterday!

Thought it would make for a good picture for our friends up north like pmackie & interfuse!

Angeles Crest is a good run but I have not came in from nine mile. I've made the trip from La Canada Flintridge up to Newcombs! To many cops up there, last time up I watched a guy get ticket for going to slow! They will get you for anything on that stretch of road!

TheBigB · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2006, 01:28:29 PM »

Well, you don't say... Ohio eh... well whaddya know. I are a Buckeye too. From the Land of Cleve I am. Moved out to SOCAL about 11 years ago. Don't miss the weather a bit.

And you are on the nose with Angeles Crest as far as the cops go. I had a buddy get a noise violation ticket for having an after market can on his bike. Turns out they simply assume anything not stock is too loud. He fought the ticket and won but had to show up in court with a V.U. Meter to prove the decible reading on the exhaust. It's gotten so that its hardly worth risking the ticket just to go up. Shame too.

The Big B