Big Bear Trip

February 18 - 19 2006

By DChenster (2/27/2006)

My Co-worker and I decide to go to snowboarding, so we packed up and go to big bear.  Once arrive, we snowboard (also broke my Canon S410), and have lot fun, but this is not about that, it's about the truck handling the snow....

Everything just looking great, there are two vehical went there, one of them is A4 AWD and other one is my Tundra 4WD. The drive to the Big Bear is great, we have great time. 

Half way through the mountain, we starting to see some snow on the side, which is not too big deal, there are no snow falling from the sky, so we just continue on, but there are a lot of cars due to "Snow Chain Required" sign popped out.  But we are okay, AWD & 4WD have no problem, no need for snow chain  It's fun to pass other cars & truck on the side putting on the snow chains.

It's nice view up there, we can see we are up in the level pass the low level lines

There are the snows everywhere

All vehicales slow down

There are tons of snow for Southern California

This is where we stayed at, it's wonderful, even through it's rented, it's great to be here

There are some snow here and there

Then we went to snow boarding and get some dinner.  Some of us get tired early, and we all went to sleep pretty quick, but next morning:

Next Morning......

This is what I waked up, which it's interesting in Southern California

It's still snowing, which is not that much, But it's first time the truck see the snow

Note: stuff that require some clean up

Nice view on the side of the truck

The thick now cover the hood

Damn, still snowing about 2 hours

That Undrecover Tonneau  really shines, everything in there still dry, but really cold in there. at least there are no moisture in the truck bed.

Slightly different view on the side before I clean up the stuff

That's some snow, hope it gets more.

The cab front window, with so much weight, there are no crack

The window side

The back side after clean up the snow, which didn't became ice, so powers are so much easier to clean up than ice.

The cabin of death, not really, but it's great little place

That's how I feel after do some offloading on the snow, and find everything is great.