Topic: Rattlesnake Canyon-February 6th

[fuelnjktr]

New Member, but old wheeler...would love to join you guys...put me down as tentative until I can rearrange work schedule. 

Jim
KG6QWM

[Paul]

Looks like a pretty good chance of more snow along the trail this week and rain later ... the long range forecast is guessing next weekend's weather along the trail.

[sturndog]

I would love to see everyone, if weather is not too bad and do I need chains? I would be coming from Brian's neck of the woods in Torrance - I have new MT Destinations 33s , great in snow -suck on ice like all muds do. Also I am listing as tentative because Friday Feb 5th I go under knife (skin cancer two places around eyes) nothing big but I do poorly on anesthetics. 

[SCsilverX]

everyone still good to go for saturday? if anyone wants to caravan to the meet spot along the way from san clemente, let me know. i have posted my cell phone number in the first post along with the CB channel i will be on.

[Ghost65]

Looks like a pretty good chance of more snow along the trail this week and rain later ... the long range forecast is guessing next weekend's weather along the trail.

Paul, I agree, trip is a go weather permitting.  Right now, a 40% chance of rain/snow for Big Bear for Saturday.

everyone still good to go for saturday? if anyone wants to caravan to the meet spot along the way from san clemente, let me know. i have posted my cell phone number in the first post along with the CB channel i will be on.

SCSilverX, I will give you a call today to coordinate.  Personally, I would like to go, come H*** or highwater, and just turnaround if the going is unpassable.  I spoke with a friend who owns a cabin in Big Bear, and they were up yesterday and said the snow pack there is unprecedented.  8 feet tall in some places, and that they were actually trucking the snow down the mountain in dump trucks. 

[XterraTroy]

I am in 100%. FRS channel?

[Paul]

I am in 100%. FRS channel?

February = 2
Xterra= Sub-channel 24

Amateur radio= 2M 146.52 "wilderness channel" simplex

[Paul]

The storm that's coming doesn't look too big at this distance and is likely to hit hardest Wednesday so things ought to be good by Saturday.

I would love to see everyone, if weather is not too bad and do I need chains? I would be coming from Brian's neck of the woods in Torrance - I have new MT Destinations 33s , great in snow -suck on ice like all muds do. Also I am listing as tentative because Friday .  

Chains!

Rattlesnake Canyon-February 6th

Road Closures
http://www.dot.ca.gov/janstormclosures.php

Chain Requirements (247 has to be open) If Big Bear/Arrowhead area is snowed in you can check running north up the 15 to Bear Valley Road, to the 18, to the 247 working your way in from the west. I'm coming up from the south taking the 10 thru Cabazon, north on the 62, then north along the 247 to the east of the trail.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi

The trail starts at N34 22.1407 W116 38.9869 +/- 50 feet.

Feb 5th I go under knife (skin cancer two places around eyes) nothing big but I do poorly on anesthetics

Hope everything goes well.  

Rattlesnake Canyon-February 6th

(you had to know that was coming!)

[Ghost65]

February = 2
Xterra= Sub-channel 24

Amateur radio= 2M 146.52 "wilderness channel" simplex

Thanks Paul!  Does this mean you are able to make it??

Nice photo of the "road kill..."   

[Rexterra]

I



am




in! 

[Ghost65]

Okay, just did a quick accounting for who is "in" and who is "tentative."  Please confirm so we get a better idea of numbers and who is "officially" attending:

10 confirmed from the boards as attending as of Feb. 2nd:

SCsilverX + Guest Taco
OZ
GhostX (John)
OCXJocky
Jeff08X
XterraTroy
GUANO
Logisense (Joe)
Rexterra

5 tentative:
Soylent Yellow (Mitch)
XterraTroy
Trixie the Wonder Dog, Noon, and Paul their driver
fuelnjktr (Jim)
sturndog

7 can't attend, but responded:
Andyman
fleury123
xtoolbox
Bobby B.
slantyshanty
Frank B.
Tremor

FRS and Amatuer Radio Information:

FRS:
February = Channel 2
Xterra= Sub-channel 24

Amateur radio= 2M 146.52 "wilderness channel" simplex
 
 
 

[Rexterra]

Will there be a northern meeting spot for Joe and (maybe) me?

Main in Hesperia or Bear Valley Road???
I'll try and work it our with Logisense.

[xtoolbox]

John....go  you don't have to go up to Big Bear to exit .  In fact I would recommend against it due to snow day trippers  that make the trip down very long. 

Just head out toward burns cyn like we did last year or take the other road out (forgot the name of it)

[Paul]

Weather forcast for Burns Canyon/Rattlesnake Canyon

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

[SCsilverX]

i'm from indiana, 3-7 inches of snow is nothing