"Ad absurdum per aspera" wrote in message
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>> How are the roads in February?
>
> Can't call it from this far out, except inasmuch as we can rule out
> "balmy." Could be anywhere in the range of possibilities: wide open
> if perhaps rather nippy depending on what you're used to;* a bit of
> winter weather but no big deal; chains required** and snow actively
> falling; even closed until a major storm abates and the plows have
> punched through, in which case you just have to hole up in a motel for
> one more night.
>
> Your best bet is to check the Caltrans website before you leave at
> http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/hi.htm
> or call them at 1-800-427-ROAD when you arrive.
>
>
> Your travel times and days of the week strike me as being well suited
> to avoiding Sacramento's rush hour and the worst of the ski traffic.
>
> Cheers,
> --Joe
>
> * A couple of places en route you've heard the weatherman talk about,
> as they are among the usual suspects for the coldest populated area in
> the continental US reporting on any given day.
>
> Besides bringing warm clothing, a prudent person would bring a few
> energy bars and a bottle of water just in case, driving around up there
> in the winter.
>
> ** At the places where you are required to pull over and chain up,
> local entrepreneurs rent them, and installation and removal services,
> when it's snowing. They might also be provided with the rental car.
> You might want to make sure you've reserved a model that is compatible
> with chains, just in case.
>
Rent something with four wheel drive and check the weather. If snow is
likely, rent or buy some chains, practice putting them on where you rent or
buy them, and head on up. Roads are open, closed, dangerous or safe in
February and conditions change rapidly.
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