Uncompaghre Plateau Day Trip

The_Dude

Adventurer
My friend and his family came out with my wife and I today to go some snow explorations. We both live in Grand Junction so exploration options are plentiful for us. The area that we went to go explore was where my wife and I usually go cut down a Christmas tree every year. We had explored this area previously but went further than we ever had today in the snow. We broke trail for 90% of our little trip.

The rigs.
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We are both running Cooper tires and they performed awesome. I have the St Maxx and Kelly had the St Pro. We started off at 40 psi and had good luck. Then we had the first and only extraction using a bubba rope. I was breaking Trail and had to use my Maxsa recovery boards. They worked pretty well and got me out. Kelly had to be tugged out after his 4Runner slipped into a ditch.
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We aired down to 18 psi and the traction difference was astounding. We then drove through some two track to some neat vistas and spend some time just soaking in the view and some PBR.
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lwg

Member
I've been wondering how much snow was up there. I'm over in Fruita.


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The_Dude

Adventurer
Nice!! My buddy Kelly lives in Fruita as well. He is the one with the 4runner. I have the 80. I am in GJ. You should come out with us on the next outing.
 

lwg

Member
Nice!! My buddy Kelly lives in Fruita as well. He is the one with the 4runner. I have the 80. I am in GJ. You should come out with us on the next outing.

Shoot me a PM next time and I'll try to make it.


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Greg@RME

Adventurer
Good to see some other locals on here! I figured the Unc would have much more snow than that.... keep me posted next time you go out, if you would!
 

TheThom

Adventurer
Nice! I grew up in Montrose (in the San Luis Valley now) and that plateau was our family exploring spot as a kid.
 

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