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Originally Posted by laverdur
I carry chains for the TV and the Monty. Came close to needing them in MT one May but found an RV park to get me off the road. The snow stopped once I was at reception so I waited and watched the weather channel. After a CB call to the highway to check road conditions on the pass I had ahead of me, a trucker advised that the pass was better than down below. Finally, what little heat was making it through the clouds turned the snow to mush and I was able to get back on the road. If I ever need to put the chains on it will only be to get someplace safe to stop and wait it out.
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We are pretty adventurous and as such often find ourselves on twisty mountain roads where you're lucky to find a pullout, let alone a place to pull over and wait it out. Last year heading for Lassen was a perfect example. Clear sky and dry roads then boom snow and freezing rain.
These are the situations where we're fully prepared to chain up so we can safely get somewhere to wait it out.