Drydenfire

Anyone know how far the group got going up?
We made it to Redbox yesterday but the road to Wilson was shut down and iced over with volcanic cinders mixed in.

eja_ bottecchia

Volcanic cinders?

Was there a volcanic event that I missed?

volosong

In the Angeles National Forest, they throw crushed volcanic red rock on the roads when it is icy/

rooftest

Good to know! Now I can drive my old cars up there in winter without fear of them rusting away.

OP - your ride reminds me of the worst descent I ever did - from a snowy Mt. Wilson summit. (COLD!) The second worst, by the way, was from Mt. Wilson in fog thick enough to chew - with 10 ft. of visibility.

TJKnight

GMR/GRR and Baldy Road to the ski lifts was clear.

jan nikolajsen 

I don't know about Wilson, but today I rode 39 past Crystal Lake to Islip Saddle on dry roads. Islip is on the crest 1K feet higher than Wilson.

big john

The group I was with turned around at Red Box. I can't imagine anyone going up on that ice, even if you could get up there the descent would be stupid.

big john

If you're thinking about salt California doesn't allow it and there are only 15 states that do.

rooftest

Good to know! I don't like snow much, so I have almost zero experience driving in it. (Last month at Crystal Lake was the first time in 20 years.)

augustgarage

I slept in and missed the ride, but four of my friends made it to the top, though at least one of them crashed (at very slow speed) on the way back down: https://instagram.com/p/T9U2QJQDYG/ https://instagram.com/p/T9VkLVQDY4/

Mansram01

That's pretty crazy! Wasn't the road closed? I was up there the day before (12/31) and there was just too much ice on the road. Pretty ballsy. Too much for me.