How Do I Plan Fun Activities In Snow For My Family?
You seem to have a good idea of what to do when you get there. So, I’ll give you some tips on how to prepare for the trip. Check the current weather conditions before you go (watch the Weather Channel or go to a website like Intellicast to see current temperatures and Doppler radar loops). Consider that the roads may be covered with snow and chains may be required. If you don’t have chains, the highway patrol will make you turn around, basically ruining your day. You can get them the cheapest at some place like WalMart for about $40. If you get them locally at the bottom of the mountain, they gouge you for at least twice that. Practice putting them on before you leave. And, you might want to bring along a tarp or something to set on the ground while you install them. The road will be all slushy and muddy where they will require you to install them. Make sure you take along a cell phone or two-way radio. You can possibly get stuck in the snow or slip off the road into a ditch in snowy c
