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This past Sunday - I met up with the local Bronco group for a drive up to the snow - well, we expected to be done by 2 or 3 pm.. we didn't finish the trail until almost 7:30pm.. I didn't get home until almost 10pm.. things did NOT go as planned... but it was a good learning experience, and of course, I got photos and video.. the video is a little longer than I usually like - but there was a lot of content.




There were definitely quite a few recoveries that day, largely a result of a few factors:
1: Rig setup: Not having a front locker - this is a necessity in snow like this
2: Rig setup: Not having appropriate tires- there was a Non-Sasquatch bronco that kept high centering on the snow - with how deep it was, definitely needed the taller tires. Also, there was a Jeep running on mall-crawler tires that had no business being in the snow - he got stuck about every 50 feet for a while.
3: technique: people going too aggressive on the gas when trying to make progress, they just spun tires and got stuck
4: technique: not maintaining momentum going through the deep snow
5: technique/trail etiquette: the more appropriately equipped vehicles in the front of the group didn't pay attention to the people behind them, resulting in the first 2/3 of the group quickly moving away from the rear 1/3 of the group, causing us to have an ill-equipped bronco inadvertently becoming our lead vehicle, and we couldn't get around him to help when he got stuck.

As far as recovery gear - between several of us, we had a few kinetic ropes and soft shackles, which made it quick and easy to pull people out when they got stuck in a snowbank. We also had some shovels and traction boards (I don't think the traction boards EVER worked for us though).
As far as GOAT modes - I didn't use the goat modes - I put it in 4H with rear locker activated for most of it.. .a couple times I activated both front and rear lockers, and in some of the really deep and wet stuff I went to 4L with both lockers activated (and I disconnected sway bar for as much of it as I could too, just to help with ride quality). I was aired down to 15psi, and I personally never got stuck, but next time will probably go to 10-12 psi for the snow. As far as how the tires did in the snow - this is probably my 4th or 5th time going to the snow, and every time I've been REALLY impressed with how the stock sasquatch tires do in the snow. as far as traction control, I really played that by ear.. I turned it off for a while when I wanted to play and get sideways, back on when I needed the help... back off if I felt like it was hindering my ability to give throttle (and maybe spin a tire or two) if needed to get through deep stuff

When we got done with the trail, I was helping one of the other guys air his tires back up after I aired mine up, and I realized how much of a pain in the butt it is to get to the valve stems on the stock SAS wheels with the bead lock beauty ring in the way... another reason I'm glad I put aftermarket wheels on!

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Awesome video until YouTube makes you take it down due to copyright crap for the Van Halen, proper with Roth singing. :) But hey, until then, rock on brother!

Great to see a group of guys using their Broncos as intended; hope you inspire. That Braptor almost stuck early in the vid is pretty cool too!
 

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That looks like tons of fun. I'd love to do something like this in mine.
 

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Very cool. That looked like a blast. I've done something similar with a bunch of jeeps several years ago but I was in my giant fat truck. Talk about having to brute force your way around when you're at least twice a portly as the rest of the party guests.
 
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The wheels on that jeep are killing me, but at least he is out there having a good time with it.

Looks like a lot of fun.
Yeah. He was the weakest link in our chain. He had no business being out there with those tires
 

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Nice to see the G1 half cab still getting it done (at the 11:00 minute mark). Looks like a great adventure, thanks for posting it up. I see a avalanche shovel with the scoop facing the at a 90 (I know they're reversable), any thoughts on those? They all seems so small.
 

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Nice documentary. Video had it all, day shots, night shots, cb action, drone action, ... and coming in at 13 minutes is the perfect length for a noncommittal relationship. Good info!
 
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Good write up. Where was this run? I haven't been able to watch the video yet.
 

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So with both lockers engaged the traction control (on) will limit wheel spin on one wheel or the entire axle? On my F350 in 4L the traction control is disabled, I haven’t tried it on my bronco yet.
 

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Where did this take place in CA? Would be interested in joining if in Norcal.
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