NEVER GO OUT ON THE RUBICON ALONE!

Posted: December 26, 2022 | Author: Rubicon Ronin | Filed under: Access, Travel | Tags: snow, stuck, winter |Leave a comment

How many times do we need to say it?

I needed to get out of town and so I took a drive up to the lake. Of course, I swung by the Rubicon trailhead.

Please note: I did not go out on the trail alone.

The trailhead was clear with no berm or evidence that the locals had tried to block wheeled access.

The work we all did has allowed a good deal of people to access the trail. Awesome!

There was that one guy. The guy who went alone. The guy who got stuck.

If you know the Tahoe side, he didn’t get far. And it looks like many people went around him.

He did try all the old tricks: dig out the tires, wood under the tires, floor mats under the tires, etc.

Maybe we need more aggressive signage to prevent people from being stupid.

There’s a wet storm coming soon. Maybe the snow will firm up after the storm, after it all freezes again. There is a slight off camber pitch to the trial at the trailhead. Although the trail is flat, the way the rotary plow threw the snow, the left side is higher than the right side on your way in. No idea how far people have gone in. I wasn’t going to walk it.

If you go out to play, be prepared to spend the night. Bring everything: a second vehicle, friends, winch, shovel, tow straps, recovery gear, food, shelter, clothing, water, sleeping bags, tent, ETC! You cannot be OVER prepared for winter on the Rubicon.

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Rubicon Ronin

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