Re: Advice? Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Baker, Big Sky or Aleyska? DEC.

Don't they require chains regardless of whether you have a 4x4 or studs ?
"Mike T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > DRIVING DISTANCE  (distance/time to and from airports/resorts)
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> > BACHELOR MEADOWS TIMBERLINE HOOD
> > PDX     159m  3.5h      67.5m  1.4h     62m  1.5h       52m  1.3h
> > BACH        X         125m   2h       111m 2.5h       111m 2.5h
> > MEADOW  125m  2h          X            40m 1h          40m  1h
> > TIMBER  111m 2.5h      40m  1h            X             close
> > HOOD    111m 2.5h      40m  1h           close            X
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> PDX<-> Gov't camp, you're right about on with 52 miles.   Can be done in
> just over an hour in good weather, no traffic; allow extra time for
> weather, and traffic if on a weekend.
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> PDX <-> bachelor... the 3.5 hours would get to you Bend (no stops), but
> it's another 20 miles from Bend to Bachelor.
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> Going from PDX to Timberline, Bachelor, or Meadows takes you through
> gov't camp... as does Timberline<->Meadows.
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> Timberline<->Ski Bowl/Gov't Camp = 6 miles, 10 minutes + weather and
> traffic
> Meadows<->Ski Bowl/ Gov't Camp = 10 miles, 12 minutes + weather and
> traffic
> Timberline<->Meadows  - add up the above 2.
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> Meadows is 35 miles / 40 minutes from Hood River which is 65 miles / 65
> mins from PDX.   The shortest way to Meadows from PDX gores through
> Gov't camp, *not* Hood River.
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> You should definitely be able to hit 'em all on one trip, no problems at
> all.
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> They do *not* plow the roads down to the pavement here.   If you hit it
> at the right time, when its cold and snowy,  there will be snow on the
> roads round the clock.   You'll want chains, studs, 4x4, or a
> combination.  I have a Durango w/ full time 4WD (and part time, and low)
> with studs on all four tires, and I've been really glad I;ve had oall
> that on several occasions.
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> Of course if it's warm the snow will melt off the roads every afternoon.
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> Mike T
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