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Drive to Mammoth

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BK
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-80 inch storm total

-Highway 395 closed 12 miles north of Bishop...

-3-5 feet of snow expected tonight

-Hummer H2

-Box of Chains

-Detailed topo map of the Mammothlakes/Mono Lake region

we are charging

and preparing for the gnarliest mammoth drive to date.....



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Jan 2 2006 2:56PM
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snowbird4life
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your nuts, you should move to snowbir/alta area, when its bad i only gotta drive 8 miles to meh mountain. uuuuhhh draper represent.
Jan 2 2006 2:58PM
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Adamskinick
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Hummer H2.. what's that 8 miles to the gallon?
Jan 2 2006 3:16PM
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jflo453
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^gallons to the mile*
Jan 2 2006 3:26PM
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spere
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too abd the new hummers aren't even on a hummer chassis. i still envy you though, even though an H1 would be so much better for the drive
Jan 2 2006 3:44PM
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STAUSS
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hahaha sounds like fun to me
Jan 2 2006 3:45PM
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Taydawg197
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good luck not sure if an h2 would even make it through 5 feet of snow though, hope you have a plow haha
Jan 2 2006 3:46PM
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spere
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there is a company that makes tank style tracks for trucks and suv's and such. those would definately make it through anything
Jan 2 2006 3:47PM
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skier27
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miles to the gallon
Jan 2 2006 3:52PM
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corey74
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LMAO wow ur a trooper.. good luck with that one
Jan 2 2006 3:55PM
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DuncanK
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those things are super sick, ill try and find some pics of them
Jan 2 2006 3:56PM
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DuncanK
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Jan 2 2006 3:58PM
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DuncanK
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Jan 2 2006 4:00PM
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TheWorst
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that would be sooooo sick ^
Jan 2 2006 5:02PM
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BK
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oh and i just read this advisory from the weather service...

...AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR MONO COUNTY...

HIGHWAY 395 IS CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES...TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TODAY YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONEL AT RISK!!


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Jan 2 2006 5:11PM
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mammothloc
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haha turn around and go home we dont wnat you with your hummer h2 here
Jan 2 2006 5:13PM
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snowbird4life
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you should post a link because that doesnt sound right to me! avalanche warning until 8pm? is the avy gonna go to bed? or are they controlling and re-opening again after 8pm?
Jan 2 2006 5:55PM
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GURT
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i heard that hummers suck in snow
Jan 2 2006 7:19PM
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=nick=
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no dumb fuck
Jan 2 2006 7:20PM
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mammothloc
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hummers are excactly the same as a yukon but with a toaster bolted on top
Jan 2 2006 7:31PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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*8 gallons to the mile for an h2
Jan 2 2006 7:34PM
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*GP*
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good luck
but u aint hard
Jan 2 2006 7:57PM
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Thomson.
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its a joke get it, ha ha, Hummers have poor mileage, so instead of 8 miles to the gallon, its 8 gallons to the mile, ha ha he he
Jan 2 2006 8:12PM
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R.Fahey
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You people are silly. And i would wait a day man. They sound like they really don't want you on that road. If you die, tell your family not to be pissed because it was your decision.
Jan 2 2006 8:20PM
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johanblaze
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you're an idiot. what are you going to do when you get there? ski powder that's another 5 feet above your head? mammoth has another 5 to 6 feet expected tonight.
Jan 2 2006 8:44PM
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oakjewlery
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i wish pa would get that snow
Jan 2 2006 8:46PM
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johanblaze
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haha we don't need any more tourist gaper bitches.
Jan 2 2006 9:21PM
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fuzz.
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ew yea i have seen those,so phat
Jan 2 2006 9:22PM
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TheStamos
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Dont bring that shot to tahoe either, there are enough stupid soccer moms driving those up here.
Jan 2 2006 9:23PM
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mrduck
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yeah, your drive is gonna be horrible. But once you get here, the mountain has 9 feet of fresh powder.
Jan 2 2006 9:25PM
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D_Mezz
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haha thats so sic....how fast could u go wen u got that on???? it has to slow u down
Jan 2 2006 9:32PM
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