The Rover-Landers of BC

The snow and scenery were awesome

Very nice photos Pete, thanks for posting. I will copy and post them into the 2012 Gallery.
Was Lodestone Lake still frozen?

It wont be long until we run the next Whipsaw 2012 #2 :thumbup:

Thanks Andy, here are a few more.

Here is what the camp fire looked like in the morning. Despite the depth of the hole measuring out at 48", that's not the ground at the bottom, just the ashes. There were a couple more feet of snow below that.

The areas around the trees were a lot softer than the open spaces.

Tow straps and shovels were not an uncommon sight...

Kris playing in the snow

In places, the Mogs had to squeeze though the trees. The trail was narrower than normal because the high snow put us up in the branches.

Chris, Kris, and Chris

Big and Stinky, their names are interchangeable

With a bit of help from time-to-time, Chris and his Disco did really well, even without tire chains

Without a doubt, the snow was the best I've driven on

Huge tires, ultra low gears, and lockers on both ends made short work of the snow for Alec

The cab of this Mog fire truck was so big, there was an usher to show you to your seat...

Chris getting tipsy

Loadstone at last. The lake was still well frozen and covered in a lot of snow.

On the way out, low tire pressure, off camber trail, a sharp right turn, and soft snow managed to de-bead the Mog's tire. We re-seated it using camp stove fuel and a lighter.

A little winching and we were good to go

Flotation and traction were killer and we had a blast route finding and picking our lines through the trees. This one is going to be hard to top...