Last Minute Gold Mtn Snow Run - Tomorrow 1/14

[SOCALFJ]

Gold Mtn Snow Run - Now with pics

If anyone wants to meet up with my buddy and I , we are heading up to run Gold Mtn. up in Big Bear in the snow (3N69). This is not confirmed yet of course because we do not know the current conditions of the trail. If it's too narly, we'll just go run some fire roads. Neither of us have chains.. so if we get turned around by the CHP, we'll probably head up the backway through Silverwood lake area and Arrowhead. Kind of playing it by year right now.

Anyhoo, meeting at Mcdonalds off the 91 fwy and Serfas Club /Auto Center Drive @ 9am in Corona SHARP.

If you wanna go, you're more than welcome to join us. Call me on my cell if you're gonna be late and i'll hang tight for ya.


Dave Druck
714-504-5337

SIDE NOTE: the public service person from the Ranger station up there never called me back regarding the trail closure.

 

[smittycrusher]

I will try to get a hall pass, prob. 10% chance I will be able to (I did go shopping at outlets today though).

Do you have a CB Dave? If so what channel>?

Smit

 

[SOCALFJ]

We'll be on channel 20. Hope to see you there.

 

[smittycrusher]

Dave,

I am in!!! See you @ 9.

Smit

 

[SOCALFJ]

Dave,

I am in!!! See you @ 9.

Smit

Sweet! If you see a big ford F350 truck headed your way on the 91fwy to McDonalds with a winch on the front that's our other trail buddy!

Seeya in a little bit!

 

[SOCALFJ]

Well Smitty and a few other people that aren't on this board had a great time today. We attempted to run Gold Mtn Trail but we got up to the 2nd rock garden section and the full size 'unlocked' trucks were going to have major problems. Being that they were huge and it would be hard to get them out, we decided to run back down and over to Holcomb valley. here are the pics..

Big Bear Lake was frozen over.

3N69 Trail head (Gold Mtn)

heading up the trail w/the chicken man in the rear view mirror

Not too much snow on the south side of Gold Mtn. Especially since we showed up almost 4 days after the snow fall and every yahoo has already been through it

The first rock section, i took the easy route Notice **No rocker panel protection

Smit took the ledge section.. probably would have made it better with 35's..
You need to see these pics from the other rear view of the trucks to notice the ledge.

Cool view of the high desert - Lucerne in the back ground.

 

[SOCALFJ]

Gold Mtn mine

Dont even ask me how we got the "titanic" turned around on Gold mtn, somehow.. you guys thought our rigs were too long? lol

Cool shot

Poser shot (We did find some fresh powder though)

Holcomb

Smit doing some donuts ... hopefully he'll post up the one of me, nearly nailing a tree

 

[SOCALFJ]

The temp in Big Bear today. Overnight low was 4 degrees. Chilly.

 

[SOCALFJ]

Smit, where's the pics dude! Are you out burning chicken?!?!?

 

[smittycrusher]

Smit, where's the pics dude! Are you out burning chicken?!?!?

SORRY!!! I am waiting to get them from my co-pilot/photographer. i will post them ASAP. I do have some good ones, including you almost taking out a tree or vice versa

Smit

 

[RAYJON]

Just got back and saw this, we were on the other side of the lake all weekend with the kids snow sleading, went up on friday and came home yesterday... Stayed at some freinds with a cabin on this side of the lake... am going to ask about renting it this summer for a weekend or two.....

 

[AMMO]

You guys are really making me home sick........ great pic's!

-Matt

 

[SOCALFJ]

One more cool shot.. i just really like this pic for some reason.

 

[smittycrusher]

1: Dave trying to donut into an evergreen (he got closer that that!!)
2: Dave after saving the tree from his ARB.
3: A picture of a picture.

 

[smittycrusher]

more

 

[smittycrusher]

EVER wonder why they call it BIG Bear!

 

[smittycrusher]

Pardon me, ...........

in true pink panty fashion.

Smit

 

[SOCALFJ]

more to come

That pic doesnt look as bad as it felt lol