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Jeep #18: First Snow of the Season

My what weather we’ve been having!

Monday was in the high 60s, sunny, freaking beautiful. I took advantage of the freak weather and took off the jeep’s soft-top and drove around enjoying the warmth. My girlfriend and I hoped that Tuesday would be just as nice, and we planned a possible trip to the Denver Zoo. Unfortunately when we asked NOAA about the hippity-hap, we were told there was an 80% chance of snow, with highs being in the low 30s.

Goddammit.

Not to worry, though. I generally despise winter on Colorado’s Front Range because more often than not it doesn’t get much snow, so it’s just brown and fucking cold and depressing. I go through a fit of SADs until the first real snow comes down. I went into work on dry roads at 7 or so for some Battlefield 2 and emerged a little after 11 into a world with 3 inches of snow on it. FANTASTIC!

So what’s the first thing I want to do in this wonderland? Why, take the Jeep and check out it’s handling in snow, of course! Back when I lived in Granby one of my friends had an old Lebaron (I think), which was a cheapo early 90s convertible. When I came back from college for winter break we put on tons of snow clothes and drove around with the top down, throwing snowballs and being total dorks, it was fucking awesome. Naturally, when I got the jeep one of the first things I said I wanted to do was take it out in a snow storm, bundled up in warm clothes. And tonight was my chance!

Winter, you are now officially my bitch! 

I happen to live nearby a Volkswagen/Audi dealership that leaves their awesome white lights on all night. Back when I built the Ecto this is where we would go to take pictures of new additions or modifications, simply because there was so much light and no one around. That’s Poncy in the front and one of my roommates, Jer, in the back. How awesome it is to have friends like these guys. 

Jer cowering in the back. 

After driving across town to see Ben at work, we drove up College to enjoy so more of the storm. We stopped at the sev on Mulberry to pick up some tomato soup and hot chocolate.

What an absolutely awesome night. I love winter. I love my jeep!

Oh, and the jeep is okay in the snow, provided it’s set in 4high. The BFG tires provide great traction, but their stopping ability is horrible. I would guess that if the jeep weighed more (a lot more) then it would do a lot better. It would definitely not be able to tow stuck vehicles in the snow. Looks like I’ll be sticking to my Outback this winter.

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