[Jims5543]

Went to Vail in 2000.

Rented a Pontiac Gran Am.

The day we were to drive back to Denver, it was chucking down snow, got out of the resort, crawled to the interstate, got on in the right lane and stayed there, there were 2 tire tracks in the road and I knew that no matter what, I needed to stay there.

Drove like an old lady all the way back out of the mountains and into Denver. I got off a exit ramp at one point to top off the tank for the airport rental. I remember as I was coasting down the exit ramp alone, I hit the brakes a little harder than I should just to see what kind of traction I had. Little to none.

I am not sure how I made it off the mountains and to the airport, but I did.

Island Park Idaho 2017 -

I went snowmobiling with some friends. We flew into Jackson Hole, drove over the Island Park and spent a few days racing around Idaho / Montana / Wyoming.

The drive back we hit a storm coming over the pass on 22. I was not driving we were in a 4wd Suburban, it was really dicey, and I was exhausted by the time we got down into Jackson. I wasn't even driving.

Slow and steady, we did not have chains and were worried about getting over the pass. We did fine.


I am still amazed I got back to Denver in a Grand Am.