People from colorado...how much snow do you guys have and where are you from? I am from greeley, and we have about 12 inches of snow or so right now, and it is still coming down strong. pretty fun driving in it now, can't wait to see what it is like tomorrow.

It looks like 12" here in Littleton.

Hard to tell here in Black Forest. I'd guess about 12 to 16 inches.

I'm in SE Denver, and have been out driving in the stuff off and on all day. We have at least 14" here, and it's still coming down. I've pulled out two 4X4's (Rodeo, Trooper) and a van. Lots and lots of stuck cars on the roads. Tomorrow is another day, might be interesting.

Today at the old Buckingham mall parking lot (un plowed)...
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5256/2006blizzard014je8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'm in SE Denver, and have been out driving in the stuff off and on all day. We have at least 14" here, and it's still coming down. I've pulled out two 4X4's (Rodeo, Trooper) and a van. Lots and lots of stuck cars on the roads. Tomorrow is another day, might be interesting.


Make any $$?

lol, my car is almost completly covered in snow (mitsubishi Eclipse)

Make any $$?

No, I'm working that whole carma theory. Besides, I think doing that stuff is fun. The folks I pulled out will have a good story for the family this holiday season, which will hopefully include a mention of a "bad ass Bronco". Wish I had more pictures.

No, I'm working that whole carma theory. Besides, I think doing that stuff is fun. The folks I pulled out will have a good story for the family this holiday season, which will hopefully include a mention of a "bad ass Bronco". Wish I had more pictures.

That's the way I usually do it too. If they offer I might take $5 for gas, but that's it.

There was 14" at 4:30 yesterday when I shoveled the drive. It looks like there is another 4-8" this morning - it's a bit hard to tell for sure because of the drifting. I gave a ride home for a co-worker that lives nearby yesterday afternoon.

I put on some 31" BFG AT last month and they are a big improvement over the 235 Pathfinders they replaced. My Bronco did great yesterday. I like having a full size Bronco.

Hard to tell here, I'd guess 12-16 in Fort Collins.
Its done snowing as of 10 am. I was supposed to fly home Saturday, that isn't happening, may not be able to go home at all now.

Damnit! I want some of that snow!!!! Brown X-Mas FTL!

24 inches in my yard this morning, still snowing lightly.

24 inches in my yard this morning, still snowing lightly.

:cry I can't wait to play in the snow!

We got somewhere in the neighborhood of 2'. It's still snowing lightly. I went for s drive earlier and couldn't get further then a block. There's a UPS truck that looks like it has been there since yesterday stuck not too far from me. I hope the driver made it to a nearby house. My flight tomorrow is canceled and the only one I could get on is Christmas day.

I've been out in the deep stuff most of the day pulling folks out and let me tell you, having the right tires makes all the difference in the world.

The last time we had this much snow, I had a set of all-terrain tires, and could easily get stuck in the really deep stuff. Now I have a set of good mud-terrain tires, I have not even come close to sticking this thing, and have pulled out several all-terrain wearing trucks. This morning, I was the first to drive down many of the side streets in my neighborhood, and had 0 problems.

Here is a big 4x4 truck that I pulled out....
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2771/2006blizard010ly7.jpg

Here is a street in my neighborhood this morning....
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3103/2006blizard016jm9.jpg

Here is a Bronco plowing the Arby's....
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4310/2006blizzard0014tj7.jpg

Me playing in the snow yesterday....
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/2826/2006blizzard015cu9.jpg

Well, my girlfriend and her sister badly needed groceries, so I said I'd drive them in the Bronco. Got out of the parking spot I was in which was a challenge, then tried to get onto the main road. Got stuck. Yeah, high centered on some snow. Tried to dig out, wasn't happening with the wasted 235 tires on there now, then a guy in a Wrangler tried to pull me out, that didn't work at all, didn't even budge. So I got out my 60'' Hi-Lift jack I bought a while back and never thought I'd use, and jacked up the passenger side, stuck plywood under the tires, and got out within 10 minutes.

Word of advice, buy a hi-lift, and don't be a moron like me and drive around with tiny tires and no lift. Tax return will bring lockers, tires, and some new recovery gear.

It blowed around so much I'm not sure exactly how much we got. It was at least 17" and no more than 3' - let's call it an even 2' for the record.

Here is a picture of my rig before we started shoveling the drive.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/467365/fullsize/snow-bronco.jpg

Driveway is clear, but the truck still has all the snow. It was clear of snow when I parked it at 2:30 yesterday afternoon.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/467368/fullsize/snow-bronco-(5).jpg

Here is what it looks like at the end of the day after everything is clear and the sun came out.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/467394/fullsize/dsc00054.jpg

dam and i live in canada and its still green here

Wow. My whole family and I are leaving from Dallas to drive to Colorado Springs tomorrow.....in a 2WD Suburban. D'oh!!!

Tommy

I've been out in the deep stuff most of the day pulling folks out and let me tell you, having the right tires makes all the difference in the world.

I was in the same spot as you last big snow storm ( I think blizzard 03' ). I was on a set of 31" bfg A/t's. Those were like slicks in the powder. I have a set of 33" m/t's, and they just throw the snow around. Wish I could get a video of it throwing up the powder cruzing up the steep streets in my neighborhood.:thumbup

Wow. My whole family and I are leaving from Dallas to drive to Colorado Springs tomorrow.....in a 2WD Suburban. D'oh!!!

Tommy

I think the interstates might be back open, but the side streets are a real mess here in Denver. Most 2wd cars are still buried in snow, and while driving around SE Denver looking for an open liquor store (c'mon, it's been a long day), I offered a pull to at least a half-dozen stuck AWD SUV's (Acura, Lexus, Toyota) that were stuck in slush/snow. Not a pretty site (unless you are in a Bronco). Good luck to you.

p.s. Why are white guys driving higher end SUV's so reluctant to take help from another white guy in a lifted Bronco? Not one of them accepted my help. Ego?

A friend of mine who goes to Boudler says that they don't have to take any finals since there is so much snow and can't get to class. :rockon He also said that the parking garage was filled with snow and the snow was piled up halfway up the first story of the building.

I was in the same spot as you last big snow storm ( I think blizzard 03' ). I was on a set of 31" bfg A/t's. Those were like slicks in the powder. I have a set of 33" m/t's, and they just throw the snow around. Wish I could get a video of it throwing up the powder cruzing up the steep streets in my neighborhood.:thumbup

I've been out in the deep stuff most of the day pulling folks out and let me tell you, having the right tires makes all the difference in the world.

The last time we had this much snow, I had a set of all-terrain tires, and could easily get stuck in the really deep stuff. Now I have a set of good mud-terrain tires, I have not even come close to sticking this thing, and have pulled out several all-terrain wearing trucks. This morning, I was the first to drive down many of the side streets in my neighborhood, and had 0 problems.


I love m BFG all-terrains. They'll keep traction until I get high centered. BFG says their A/T do better in the snow then their muds. What tires do you have ScottE?

I love m BFG all-terrains. They'll keep traction until I get high centered. BFG says their A/T do better in the snow then their muds. What tires do you have ScottE?

I have a set of 33" Yokahama Geolander M/T+'s. I had a set of BFG A/T's (31") when I first bought my Bronco, and was totally disapointed with how they handled on snow/ice. With the BFG A/T's, and more recently Cepek A/T (33"), my anti-lock system would kick in constantly, where now, it almost stops as if it were dry (no anti-locks). This is my first set of M/T tires, so I don't know how the others perform.

Also, I had the Yokohama tires siped, which is supposed to help. Siping did not seem to do much with the Cepek A/T's.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireIntro.asp?TireID=100&ID=lt

maybe it is because i don't have much experience with any other tire then the bfg a/t's, but i think they do great. i haven't gotten stuck yet...and the pictures that ScottE has is pretty much what my neighborhood looks like. had a few spots where i thought i was done for, but i pulled out of them with some work. i need a lift and mud terrains. hey tommy, bring the bronco!

Thanks, y'all. Wish I were bringing the Bronco, but 7 of us wouldn't fit! ;)

Tommy

I have a set of 33" Yokahama Geolander M/T+'s.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireIntro.asp?TireID=100&ID=lt

How's the wear so far?

How's the wear so far?


In 2 years, I have put about 5.5k on these tires and they still look new to me. Compared to the A/T's they are somewhat noisy, more so while coming to a stop. More than one passenger has commented on the noise. I have never had M/T tires before, so I don't know how they compare to other tires.

In 2 years, I have put about 5.5k on these tires and they still look new to me. Compared to the A/T's they are somewhat noisy, more so while coming to a stop. More than one passenger has commented on the noise. I have never had M/T tires before, so I don't know how they compare to other tires.

sounds like me. A few passengers have commented on the noise... which I say.. quit cher whinin'. Mine have about 8k on them and look new.

can yall send some of that my way :brownbag

can yall send some of that my way :brownbag

I'll mail you some. Just need an address. I'll only charge $38.95 plus shipping. :thumbup

No, I'm working that whole carma theory. Besides, I think doing that stuff is fun. The folks I pulled out will have a good story for the family this holiday season, which will hopefully include a mention of a "bad ass Bronco". Wish I had more pictures.

Thats cool, I would not charge any one either. :thumbup

scott, those pics are awesome. I have never seen snow like that in person. I grew up in south texas so it never snowed. Now I live in oregon and all it is doing is raining. I would like to see some snow like that.

Today is what I would say is the worst day so far. A majority of those side roads are still unplowed and the snow has been packed into ice. I pulled more people out of the snow/parking lots than I did in the 2 days combined. Good news though, the little 300 I6 pulled out a big Dodge 1500 today, so these motors do make more torque than needed. I'm beat, dug out my girlfriend and her sisters cars because they both HAD to go shopping and couldn't figure out the shovel.

scott, those pics are awesome. I have never seen snow like that in person. I grew up in south texas so it never snowed. Now I live in oregon and all it is doing is raining. I would like to see some snow like that.

IT did snow like that alot in oregon when I was younger it will come scott :thumbup

I live in COS at the AFA, got about 20 inches or so, I think they said 28 inches on the news for this area. Not sure how they knew as some was drifted about 5 feet and other spots were bare ground. I used my Bko with 33's to blow through all the drifts in my neighborhood and had 4 other guys from around digging everyone out. I only got stuck when I hi centered. My bronco worked great. They finally had to get a front end loader to come plow the snow up here. I had to drive my wife to work in monument the day of the storm and it was nasty. Coming home I pulled one person out, and pushed by hand a few more who just couldnt make it up the slick street. I also saw a Jeep cherokee (the little boxy ones) trying to pull an excursion up hill. Boy that was funny. We finally just piled a bunch of folks in the Excursion and he drove out.

The walmart and home depot in Monument now has like 6-7 foot drifts from the plows and such. You can't see any of the cars in the parking lot.

Anyone have studded snow tires on their other vehicles? My expedition is only 2WD and I also have a Hyundai Sonata. Was thinking about putting studs or just getting some chains/cables for them. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
RevT

Chains would be the way to go in my opinion. I have never used them...but i saw little cars, that would have no chance otherwise, driving around in the snow with chains on like it was nothing. just imagine the capabilities of a four wheel drive vehicle with chains...unstopable. lol

The walmart and home depot in Monument now has like 6-7 foot drifts from the plows and such. You can't see any of the cars in the parking lot.



I don't know how often you're in Monument, but you might have seen my truck driving around. Brown/tan, 33's, no lift, 4 KC's on top.

Well, for those interested we made it to Colorado Springs last night and to Breckenridge today. The roads were exceptionally good with no bad weather or snow issues! We've got all our equipment and tomorrow we hit the slopes for 4 days straight. Woo!

BTW, Colorado has TONS of Broncos.

Tommy

man, i like your bronco so much tommy it is tempting just to take a trip up there to see it in person. haha

My sister flew out of denver last night, was lucky. I wish we could get even a little of that here in Northern VA. Its was like 60 here today, although i have to admit it was nice.

yeah, that is real lucky. glad to hear she will be back in time for christmas. My sister is stuck in Boston, and the earliest flight she can get back is on christmas day. she might be able to get a flight tonight from boston to salt lake city...then I would drive out there to pick her up. about a 8 hour drive from here.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/468105/fullsize/attach.msc.jpg

here is a pic of my truck when i woke up on wend. morning. took me about an hour to get out...and the rest of the day went to pulling and getting my roomates out.

Well, for those interested we made it to Colorado Springs last night and to Breckenridge today. The roads were exceptionally good with no bad weather or snow issues! We've got all our equipment and tomorrow we hit the slopes for 4 days straight. Woo!

BTW, Colorado has TONS of Broncos.

Tommy

Awsome! I'm envious that you get to spend some time in Breck during the winter. Since I don't ski, I usually only get up there during the summer months. Eric's Down Under is a good place to dine in Breck (if it's still there).

man, i like your bronco so much tommy it is tempting just to take a trip up there to see it in person. haha

Thanks! But it's sitting in Dallas in a buddy's garage while I'm away. ;) That's where I met up with the family and piled into my sister's Suburban!

Tommy

I don't know how often you're in Monument, but you might have seen my truck driving around. Brown/tan, 33's, no lift, 4 KC's on top.

I'm up there pretty often, My wife works in the Pharmacy at the Wal Bucket up there.

I saw one last night (23 Dec) It was red I think with what looked like stock tires (or a little above) and a snow plow.

I've got a white one with 33's no lift, no spare tire on the rack, Texas Plates (soon to be Co, just waiting for the 1st of the year to avoid smog) and a thule ski rack on the top. FSB sticker on the Driver side back window.

I've seen a lot of Broncos up here though.

RevT

. Since I don't ski, I usually only get up there during the summer months.


LOL you may be the only other person in Colorado that dont ski besides me. Just too expensive for us with 4 kids. I plan to go once before I leave.

RevT

Here is a link to the snow. I didnt have much right around my house so I got out easy, but just twenty feet over was a 5 foot or so drift, with plenty of snow around it.

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/6048/54170

RevT

I have had a lot of fun the past few days. I was a savior at work on friday. they piled the snow about 5ft high in front of the parking lot. I was told I was never gonna make it. Locked it in 4low and laid on the skinny pedal. Let that 466ci roar to life at 4500rpm just diggin my way thru. I made it in one shot. Everyones jaw dropped. I had a big smile on my face. Also pulled out a ryder truck outta the neighbor hood. had some fun. was the first person to go down a lot of streets. Never got stuck once. MT/R's do great.

hey zoso...i grew up in broomfield. I moved up to greeley about two and a half years ago for school. I go to unc. You in school down there or are you older?

its 52* outside right now....its Christmas Eve for crying out loud and I have been outside in a t-shirt. Stupid Alabama.

Granted tomorrow morning they say there is 60% chance of rain/snow showers. So in other words, all it will do on Christmas day is rain. Just like last year, and the year before, and the year before, and well you get the picture.

but if you dont, see, what it looks like now, without the rain.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/275265/fullsize/picture-630.jpg

Here are a few more images of the blizzard.....

This was looking out from my garage on Thursday morning....
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3046/2006blizard001yf5.jpg

Me pulling out a USPS truck....
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4386/2006blizzard0053gp7.jpg

Parking is much more fun for the last minute X-mas shopping....
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8721/2006blizzard0025fa3.jpg

hey zoso...i grew up in broomfield. I moved up to greeley about two and a half years ago for school. I go to unc. You in school down there or are you older?

Im 23. Grew up in broomfield my whole life.

here is a pic of my apartment complex. just over a 6ft drift. parking spots were about 4 ft deep. I was the only person to beable to get out wednesday night.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/468351/fullsize/dscn0949copy.jpg


Here is a pic of my bronco in front of my parents house. those are 37's with a 4in lift.:toothless it was a lot of fun.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/468352/fullsize/dscn0954copy.jpg

nice snow pics.

Looks like another big storm coming Thursday and Friday. I'll be out in the Bronco around Monument some. Wanna pass some phone numbers off line so we can call if some of us get stuck? LOL.

I went out on a road here on the AFA, someone had been on it already, and I got stuck. Wasnt bad, just had to dig out a few times but none the less...

RevT

yes if we get another big one, wow... im throwing a party. I just have a blast.

Anyone in a white 96ish Bronco today bout 4:45pm going down the road hauling wood in the back on Hwy 94?

Just wonderin....

RevT

We better get some snow, end of Dec. beginning of Jan. is our snow season. I want snow like you guys, maybe I will just have to move to CO. :wacko

supposedly the storm is turning around that just hit us. they are saying by friday we will have at least another foot of snow on the ground. insane

Should be fun since my flight out of St. Louis is mid-day Saturday. Don't think I'll be flying to DIA that day.

The snow is really nasty out. I just got back from Maryland and almost didn't make it home. The drifts are nasty and even 5 minutes after the plow went through the road was covered. Luckily we were in the Excursion, I don't know if the Bronco would have made it. Looks like I'm snowed it for a while, yet again.

On our way home we saw 2 plows coming toward us so we stopped and I jumped out to ask them what the best way to get home would be. The fawkers didn't even slow down. I don't know, it irritated me.

I didnt think it was that bad. I drove from the North Gate of the AFA up Gleneagle Dr to Baptist Rd to the walbucket yesterday about 630pm. It was snowpacked on the roads, but they were plowed and the Bronco did fine. Didnt see any drifts. This storm is supposed to linger around till Sunday looks like now.

I did buy some chains for my Bronco. I've seen some on the front and some on the rear for 4x4's, which should they go on for the best traction? I put them on the back.

RevT

I did buy some chains for my Bronco. I've seen some on the front and some on the rear for 4x4's, which should they go on for the best traction? I put them on the back.

RevT

I like to put chains on the front so I get better steering as well as forward traction, but it doesn't matter. It was pretty nasty today, my Dad was plowing the neighbor's driveway with a tractor and I had to pull him out 3 times. Some of the drifts were 7-8 ft. AND IT'S STILL SNOWING!!!

Have you heard people calling this the Kwanzaa blizzard, what a joke.

It was pretty nasty today, my Dad was plowing the neighbor's driveway with a tractor and I had to pull him out 3 times. Some of the drifts were 7-8 ft. AND IT'S STILL SNOWING!!!



What part of the springs are you in? Up on the North end it wasnt nuthin today and I usually get hit pretty hard. I drove up to baptist rd twice today in 2wd. I heard the south end was getting some nasty stuff though. Compared to the one last week I aint impressed.....I mean no one stuck, roads cleared..cmon...give me something to do...LOL

I did get to use the chains today though. I was going over to a friends house to check on them. They had about a 3-4 foot drift about 30 feet long in their cul de sac/driveway. I started to go in 4 Lo, bogged down, backed out. Added the chains on the rear and went no problem. It rocked :rockon

RevT

Still nothing here, just sunshine :cry

We left Breckenridge yesterday at 7am local time. The first 4 hours or so we were stuck doing 45-50 due to the weather. Sucked! By brother flew back to CA and he was lucky his flight made it out, though 2+ hours late.

It's been a long day and a half. I'm just glad to be home!

Tommy

What part of the springs are you in?


I'm on the north end of Black Forest, just south of Douglas county. I haven't seen a plow all day and I don't think a standard one could even make it. They'll need a v-plow or a blower for sure.

why would you think the excursion would make it and the bronco wouldn't?

:banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead



Bronco is down and out for awhile til I can find someplace to work on it so I am stuck drving the wife's Heep Liberty....

All this snow and nothing to play in

:cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry

Bronco is down and out for awhile til I can find someplace to work on it so I am stuck drving the wife's Heep Liberty....

All this snow and nothing to play in


Whats wrong with it?

RevT

It has some wierd ass symptoms... On the way home from work last Sat night started coughing and sputtering full throttle would only produce a rough idle...Nursed it to a spot where i could diagnose it further off the side of the road... popped the hood other than the PS fluid and break fluid all over the place from having to turn and stop it with a dead engine found the following...

Yellow Ported Vacuum switch is broken... Obvious problem...
Carb seems to have choke issues... Once I wired it open truck started and ran well enough to get me home..
While putting the air cleaner back on noticed that the fuel pump all of a sudden is leaking fuel when the engine is running but not when its off...

My thinking at this point would be replace the PV switch... Cap Rotor and plugs obviously are since they are going to be fuel fouled...Can't afford to do anything about the carb right now after they get rid of emmisions in El Paso county the stock intake and carb and emissions crap are destined for the junk yard to be replaced by an edelbrock intake and carb..

Replace the fuel pump...

Problems at this point are

Still in a pissing contest with the HoA at my condo... they give me grief if i even pop the hood to check the oil...

Trying to decide if I really want to keep the truck since I cant work on it...

And the wife of course, while she loves riding in it I got the whole "I told you to buy something newer " speach once I got home that night...

why would you think the excursion would make it and the bronco wouldn't?

The excursion weighs a hell of a lot more and has the same ground clearance. Overall, it does do better.

north east = crap, no snow no nothing, been running around in shorts and a tee shirt. it sucks! I lame global warming

The excursion weighs a hell of a lot more and has the same ground clearance. Overall, it does do better.

ahh, you just need more goodies on the bronco.;) :thumbup

I know an excursion is still more weight than me by far (my trucks about 5900lbs), but I likely outweigh your truck by 500lbs with all the stuff on mine. Plus unless the excursion has some serious rubber on it, I know I've got way more ground clearance.

ahh, you just need more goodies on the bronco.;) :thumbup

Exactly. The limiting factor right now is I get high centered way too easily. I can only go through about 12-18" continuously (depends on the type of snow). Anything more then that and I need a running start.

Once I get it lifted and put on bigger tires I'll be set. I was actually able to smoke my BFG A/T's yesterday, just floored it on some ice and they got hot enough to melt down to pavement.

And the wife of course, while she loves riding in it I got the whole "I told you to buy something newer " speach once I got home that night...


LOL..I hear ya...My truck just sat for a few months once we got here. Heck I've only put about 15K on it in three years. At least your wife likes ridding in it. My wife nagged me for months to sell it, I said no. NOW after these last few storms she sings its praises... Plus I have a 15 YO girl fixin to drive. Shes gonna be in it. Insurance sure is cheaper in it than the other vehicles.

Sorry for the problems.

RevT

Sorry for the problems.

RevT

Ehh it happens... you're up in N. Springs right I'm down around woodmen and 25

Ehh it happens... you're up in N. Springs right I'm down around woodmen and 25

I'm actually on the AFA, not far from you...I call it N Springs...

RevT

litlle late here, but I got about 2-3 feet. Im in Arvada. Havnt been on this site for awile, been on Marlin Crawler. Pirate, and some others looking for a toyota.

Mark