Yosemite Cabin Information - cross post

[innerSpaceman]

ok, so we're gonna take Alex's advice and just shut up and go.



Despite that there's apparently a bewildering variety of tire sizes to which snow chains or cables must be fitted, we're going to trust to our assumption that towns and villages closer to the mountains will have some variety of the stuff, even in MID-FREAKING-APRIL ... otherwheres known as idyllic Springtime.


If we don't find any and they don't let us in the Park, will someone come down to El Portal and get us??

[MouseWife]

Like it's been said, even if it is snowing, they probably won't require chains. It doesn't usually snow that much. We've just said we have the chains in the back and they never look. BUT I would hate to be in the situation where I needed them. I mean, would you have time to wait out needing them?

Anyways, I agree, do not cancel your plans! You lucky sonofabitch! We had to cancel plans we'd made last year and now we don't have any idea when we'll be able to get back. And we'll probably be stuck getting housekeeping camp at this point.

Hey, if you do get there and it is snowing, just park for a while and wait until it stops. It should be okay once they plow the roads, eh? I'm just saying.

Oh, and, while it was the truth, we said we had the chains buried in all of our junk and they just waved us on. :0)

Hey, you could call a place along your route...maybe they might have them?

[Tref]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Like it's been said, even if it is snowing, they probably won't require chains.

I can't imagine chains helping a mini much. How do those cars handle snow, or are the chains to tie up the mini to a parking meter?

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

ok, so we're gonna take Alex's advice and just shut up and go.



Despite that there's apparently a bewildering variety of tire sizes to which snow chains or cables must be fitted, we're going to trust to our assumption that towns and villages closer to the mountains will have some variety of the stuff, even in MID-FREAKING-APRIL ... otherwheres known as idyllic Springtime.


If we don't find any and they don't let us in the Park, will someone come down to El Portal and get us??

If we manage to get chains (or sneak in without them) we'll be glad to transport- could be fun! Our car does great in the snow, and they'd have to get hit with a hell of a storm to beat what we just went through up here. The only time the car couldn't go was when we got four feet overnight and it was higher than the wheel base. Even a Hummer got stuck on our hill- that was great!