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Banks of snow at the Aurland Mountain Road,

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Early summer 2005 has been cold. The snow banks are extremely high for this time of year. (18th of june)

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Guest Matthew Shaun Feyzes

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Wow! The height of the snow banks is crazy looking. They look over 10 feet tall. I don't think that is going to melt before it gets cold again.

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tob

I dont know how high they were, but the bank on the right was at least 15 feet high, maybe as much as 20. It was like driving through a corridor, not knowing what was around next corner.

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BurmaWolf

I remember back in the '80's one winter in Colorado...the top of Rabbit Ears Pass looked exactly like that.

But it was 'only' 12 feet of snow...in the middle of what was normally an open meadow. It felt like you were driving through a tunnel with the top missing!

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BurmaWolf

Drive like

A railroad engineer

Take it easy

When the road's

Not clear

--Burma-Shave--

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teleskier

that is like the snow pack we get here in Northern Calif. in Lassen Park. It is not untypical to have 30ft. of snow on the sides of the road. It takes the park 3-4 months to get the road open. This year they would get a section plowed then it would snow a couple of feet again. We skied in the backcountry this year until the fourth of July weekend. Still plenty of snow now, but its getting sun cupped.

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superfunkomatic

fantastic photos. nice cool place to rest i bet.

if you ever make it to the highwood pass here in alberta on highway 40 in kananaskis the same things happens. the road opens in mid-june and the first weekend there are about 2-3 metres of snow on the sides of the road. it's a great place to sit and have lunch in a snow-drift chair.

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Guest woodcycl

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That PIC is way cool! Very interesting. What fun that must have been!

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Guest gonevifferin

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What the heck is that!!??? :o I've never ever seen such a thing..... we don't allow those things in Georgia. I'm baking in 95 degree heat and humidy off the chain.

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Guest

I would move...south Bro ! Damn, awesome, beautiful, like being on another planet me think. Must be cold. Guess you never sweat it (pardon the pun) about having cold beer ?

What's is look like in the winter I wonder ?

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Tejas

I remember back in the '80's one winter in Colorado...the top of Rabbit Ears Pass looked exactly like that.

But it was 'only' 12 feet of snow...in the middle of what was normally an open meadow. It felt like you were driving through a tunnel with the top missing!

Best,

BurmaWolf

Drive like

A railroad engineer

Take it easy

When the road's

Not clear

--Burma-Shave--

Wow, It seems strange to see a post from BurmaWolf after all this time. :(

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MisterBill

Beautiful, awesome pictures! Surreal looking between the snow banks. I will never complain about cold weather riding again.

Thanks for posting the pictures.

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Beck

Those uber tall snow drifts reminds me of the ones we had in north easten wisconsin and the Michigan Upper Peninsula in the big freeze and snow storms of 79/80 (IIRC)....

I don't think I ever saw such again after that time..

Beck

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Guest Recalcitrance

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Wow! That's amazing! Down here in Orange County "snow" is a dirty 4-letter word (along with "cold," "wind," and "rain").

Thanks for sharing!

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