when did they close sky valley? it was never anything to special to begin with but it was a place to go... i learned how to ski there...

 

not sure, I have not been there in years. I just recently heard it was closed. Cataloochee isn't that much further and from what I hear it's a MUCH better place to board.

 

i am definately gonna have to make it back up there... i havent even been to georgia in probably 4 years maybe longer... i might try to go for christmas or somethin...

 

discoxd, if everything goes as planned i'll be up in maggie valley dec. 26-28. PM me your number if you decide to go up there.

 

yeah definately...

 

my disco is great in the snow, it just uses abs at every stoplight usually. we have global warming falling from the sky right now! will be fun tomorrow morning.

 

I just swapped my Grabber AT2's for Wrangler MT/R's. Stopping in the snow is fun, to say the least. As long as there is something to grip the MT/R's work well, but on slick wind blown roads I'm out of luck. I had to drive my Rover out of its parking spot covered in about a foot of snow and it did just fine.

Cheers,

Pete

 

See now I dont have ABS, I have no problem stopping.
The key is light pressure on the brake pedal, just enough to start slowing down.
Also shifting into neutral will help you stop better, no power to the drive wheels = better stopping.

 

I thought it might be good to use a lower gear and let engine braking help out. I did notice the ABS threshold was much easier to find on the snow.

Cheers,

Pete

 

I hope some of the snow is left when I get home to Highlands Ranch on Sunday. I love playing in the snow with the rover. The short wheel base makes it a lot of fun.

Spike - I have to respectfully disagree with you. Shifting into neutral is a bad idea on slick roads. No power to the wheels means it is that much easier for them to lock up and put you into a slide. I completely agree with downshifting and allowing the engine to help slow the vehicle. Like you, my ABS is disabled so light pressure on the brake pedal and a good sense of when the vehicle is sliding so you can release them and get the wheels turning again is critical. I won't allow anyone but myself to drive my rover when the roads are snow or ice covered until the ABS gets fixed.