This Pic is from '05 new years eve. Thats me and my dad. Notice the snow is to our waste and he is like 6'3" and im 6'(I'm not standing sraight here)Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
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This Pic is from '05 new years eve. Thats me and my dad. Notice the snow is to our waste and he is like 6'3" and im 6'(I'm not standing sraight here)
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We love the winter up here and the more snow the better.
Give me a few feet of snow and I grab the snowshoes and crampons and head to the Catskills. There's no such thing as too much snow or too cold. My ever dependable VX always gets me there.
On this day I headed out at 6 degrees below zero solo up an unfamiliar mountain without trails and had a blast!
I love it when I can break a trail solo after a big snow.
All the Catskill fire towers have absolutely fantastic views.
This is a color photo. I made it up there thru about 3.5' of snow. The wind up on the tower was about 40-50 mph. I could only stand it for a few minutes at a time taking a few fast photos.
I can't live without the mountains and streams and waterfalls and snowy winters!
Mark Griffin
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I feel for you guys...I have been braving this fierce winter by...
...riding my bike today...
...outside...
...in shorts!
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x2!!!!!!!!We love the winter up here and the more snow the better.
Give me a few feet of snow and I grab the snowshoes and crampons and head to the Catskills. There's no such thing as too much snow or too cold. My ever dependable VX always gets me there.
I can't live without the mountains and streams and waterfalls and snowy winters!
Mark Griffin
i LOVE the snow... wouldnt trade it for anything.
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I love it too, when I can drive 1.5 hours, play in it all day long, then drive back to 70 degrees and sunshine.
That pic of the waterfall is awesome!
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old, but......
only -40
and dont ask my G.I. Joe impression at -110*F in the buff
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Last night Moab hit -3ºF! They received a foot of snow and more is coming! The La Sals even have avalanche warnings in place! I would love to see the contrast of red rock under that much white. I wonder if icicles will start to form under some of the arches. Throw in a VX or 2 and you would have some spectacular images! Sorry for the partial T.J., just thought some would find it interesting...
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That's what I say! My kind of winter.I love it too, when I can drive 1.5 hours, play in it all day long, then drive back to 70 degrees and sunshine.
That pic of the waterfall is awesome!
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hmm not seen winter yet, its just wet! Only had to wear a coat 3 times so far. Whos said global warming is a bad thing
Speed Thrills, Boredom Kills!!
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Sounds like you need to make a road trip!
Isn't it always wet/rainy in London?hmm not seen winter yet, its just wet! Only had to wear a coat 3 times so far. Whos said global warming is a bad thing
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Back to stories of VX awesomeness...
We just got 18" of snow dumped on us up here in the Colorado mountains. The storm took everyone by surprise, including me. I have been in the process of trying to find some winter tires for the VX to replace my VERY worn Terra Grapplers. I was really worried that the Grapplers wouldn't have any life left on them and that I would be sliding around on the road like an excited Jack Russel on a freshly waxed wood floor. That has NOT been the case though.
I'm not proud of the fact that I'm rolling around on worn out tires, but the VX has been absolutely stable. I make sure to give myself plenty of room to stop, but haven't really skidded once. Taking off from a dead stop is no problem either as the TOD kicks power forward when it's needed.
This little car just continues to amaze me even after five years.
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THANK YOU!!!
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OH, another story of VX awesomeness that I just remembered.
A couple of years ago I was trucking down the highway on my way to work, moving with the flow of traffic in the left hand lane. About a half mile ahead, at an intersection, the light turned red and I saw everyone's brake lights start to come on. I lifted off of the gas to let the VX coast and I was getting ready to start braking when I noticed most of the cars in front of me start to fish tail and swerve all over the road. I was thinking that there cars where just not as awesome as the VX and that Vicki (the VX) would have NO problem stopping where their inferior modes of transportation were floundering.
Um, I was wrong. When I stepped lightly on the brake peddle nothing happened; no slowing down, no nothing. I stepped on the peddle harder and I still wasn't slowing down, but the rear end did start to swing around to the left (drivers side). It really surprised me because the anti-lock wasn't kicking in; the VX was just sliding along at about 40 mph. Nothing like a little black ice to ruin your day. As Vicki's was starting to spin almost completely sideways, I could see the rear end of the car at the stop light coming up pretty fast. Luckily there really wasn't anyone around me, and I saw some snow on the far right hand shoulder, so I checked the right lane really quickly (out the passenger side window, I might add, since I was sliding sideways) and GUNNED it. The TOD kicked in, and all four wheels started spinning and finding a little bit of grip on the ice. Vicki shot forward across the right hand lane, narrowly missing the car at the stop light in the left hand lane, and headed for the shoulder. As I was crossing the right hand lane I turned to the left to straighten Vicki out, and we where almost back to straight when we hit the shoulder. I know it might sound strange to some, but depending on your tires, there is much more grip in snow than on ice. Once we made it to the shoulder I hit the brakes and brought Vicki to a nice safe stop.
Needless to say I had to sit on the shoulder for a little bit to gather my nerves back up and wait for the shaking to subside. I also needed to change my shorts....OK, not really, but it was probably close.
I just know that without the TOD, the power in the engine, and the snappy handling of the VX I would have plowed into the car in front of me.
Long live the VX!!
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Yeah I know... and I am... this weekend even... to the north tho.Sounds like you need to make a road trip!
I'm going to spend Saturday wheeling with knivx in Idaho. Expect stories and pics of VX-awesome-ness afterward!
See how I did that? Yeah, that's right, full circle, punks!
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With the years has come much wiseness grasshoper!See how I did that? Yeah, that's right, full circle, punks!
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