The salt is doing its thing on Apple Creek Road. While I can only speak of it from Staymon Road to the bottom, I encountered no slippage while taking it easy. Towards the bottom, lots of bare if not wet (not icy) asphalt, and higher up where it is still mostly snow covered, there is a texture to the snow and it's evident the salt is working underneath from the light snow we got overnight. I found I had good grip. Side roads weren't plowed, but it was a piece of non-slippery cake for me on Staymon in 4WD...I ended up with 5-6" of snow there, though wind and such has it down to 3-4" on the road.
The system Monday is a 'heads up'...it will be another "NW flow event" like this one, and just guestimating I'm seeing something in the 2-5" range. Purely speculation on my part, nothing empirical, just what the models are showing (and they are roughly agreeing) and my gut feeling. Probably won't mention any more on that until Saturday or so when there is more clarity.
Be safe and be well, y'all.
Bob
Thanks for all the updates, Bob!! Do you think it will be safe to drive down tomorrow late AM even after the cold temps again tonight?
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DeleteIf you have good tire tread, your chances are always better. Best when you do to avoid the actual tire tracks as these have more compressed snow and tend to be icier than making a new track. It's right good even now from the blue roof house on down, no concerns there for tomorrow. There's a chance If I have to head out by 7am tomorrow, I will make a new post by 8am as to what I encountered. The texture I spoke about helps a lot with traction...avoid shiny slick spots.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I meant to add when heading down, let lower gears help control your car's speed.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your help!! :)
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