Shasta Snow Trip Official Thread

[kombisutra]

Not promoting it this year. Should be (appropriately) the smallest SST in years. As you can see, there will be only 7 buses total, vs 30 or more last year. Of the seven drivers for this year, who will bet how many blow their motors before getting to the starting point?

[vwbusman66]

[joe cool]

[kombisutra]

I predict several broken trans mounts, and at least one broken nose cone.

[derRHDmeister]

Greetings from Deaf Volks Rally Team, whilst over here it may seem as it is all quiet on the western front, it is probably more likely because we are Deaf- regardless we are anticipating the trip as usual. Less talking, more doing.


Expect approx. 5 buses deep from Deaf Volks Rally Team

All quiet on the western front, indeed....
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[Stuartzickefoose]

if it gets any more scarce, I may have to join you better start the rally up brian



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[kombisutra]

[kombisutra]

2016 Shasta Snow Trip Program:

Wednesday: Arrive morning/afternoon/evening. Relax, organize, camp.

Thursday: Hangout, mount chains, seek new routes in mud and snow.

Friday: 0420: Explode out of the Mendocino throwing rooster tails of mud and snow, all day long and into the night for 350 or more miles, all the way to Mt. Shasta!

If your team is to succeed, you will drive hard, you will drive fast, you will drive efficiently, and will jettison all non-hackers to their own ineffective reality. The SST is, and always will be, a multi-level performance-based, function over form event. It matters not, what you or your vintage bus look like, but rather, how well you and your bus -together- perform. Perform, during the going, and perform during the not-going.

While the Staging Camp and the the Mt. Shasta are common to the SST every year, besides the traditional recommended route, the routes drivers ultimately take remain their own program. This year some veteran drivers will be exploring never-before-run routes to the east of I5, some will be hugging the inner east mountains, and still some will be traversing the mainstay SST routes of the western slopes, valleys and potentially impassible northern passes.

Common also to all routes however, drivers know the object of the SST is to get to Mt. Shasta City, ONLY by way of the most primitive dirt and back roads they can find and navigate, making a priority of staying OFF the huge thoroughfares of all highways as much as possible. Bragging rights go to all drivers who religiously stick to this concept and succeed at staying OFF I-5 in particular. The greatest bragging rights will go to the drivers who absolutely defy the odds and plow through the most difficult routes demanding the most in driver skill, driver tenacity, and mechanical preparedness; if done properly, the 2016 Shasta Snow Trip will challenge every driver team to an uncommon level. This year we welcome a return of the proper Shasta Snow Trip. Your challenge is to conquer your own routes, breakdowns, sleep deprivation, and arrive in Mt. Shasta by midnight... where your beer awaits.

[vwbusman66]

[joe cool]

[kombisutra]

[vwbusride]

Brian is a skilled badass when it comes to driving old buses fast.
Years ago on Shasta # ?? we were driving from Forks of Salmon to Willow Creek. I had a fresh 1776cc with fully loaded 4:12 r/p.
Brian had all stock and probably pretty wore out. As we were heading to Willow Creek I tried very hard to stay on his tail. I did good for many miles then he got smaller and smaller in my sights. Finally he was completely out of sight. When we caught up with him in Willow Creek he already had taken a dump and filled his tank and was asking for a push start. Hahahah!!!!
-A

[kombisutra]

Hi Aaron! Fun times man! Hey, new venue this year, can you come out? PM inbound!

[kombisutra]

On board with The DBC! Far and away, the fastest and most prepared drivers on SST 15. You'll notice there's no other bus behind them (or in front I can guarantee) because The DBC doesn't wait for anyone -and Ill be damn if they didn't lose me too (got em' back in the wicked steep mountain roads though) Good footage of some of the tight fire roads of the Mendocino and Trinity mountains, loading and unloading of the suspension. DBC IN THE HOUSE!!

Any other drivers contemplating doing the SST in a quality Snow Year: You have about ten days to pull it together. Make it happen!


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[seizure66]

Hello.

I may need to initiate a plan B. Not sure yet. I have been working on a 62 Panel and I am cutting it REAL close. Might anyone have a seat for a copilot? I am a good navigator, and decent wrench. I have snow boots and warm clothes and a coffee cup. Then, I may need a ride back to Lodi. I'll have my gear one way or the other.

Geoff, from NAZ.

[seizure66]

Got the bay fuel tank in today, it's all I had, and the brake pedal assembly refreshed, brakes bled, wiring harness all plugged in where should be. Tomorrow battery and engine and we will give it a shot. I am hoping to get some holes patched on the lower sections, as to not take in rivers as much. I'll do some other things when I get there I suppose, if all works in my favor. Not sure I want to show up without a bus without a prior arrangement for copiloting. Please let me know if any of you see this and have room for another. I don't post on samba much, so I know not many know me, but let me know. Thanks guys!

[spencersk8]

Hello there. As the SST draws nearer and nearer I find myself in Northern California again lacking my own ride for such an adventure. However, similar to last year I still have a burning passion for backcountry bus driving (at high speeds of course) and so, not to step on Seizure66's toes, butonce again I'm looking for a copilot spot. As full disclosure is necessary for the honor of being a copilot on such a trip, I remain highly enthusiastic about vws, I'm still a novice mechanic at best, I own camping gear, Im able to use a real life paper map that's not on my phone, I'm still ok at drinking beer and cracking jokes, and im still doing everything last minute (perhaps some of u can relate haha). That being said I met many folks similar to myself last year and was hoping to make it again this year. Im a good copilot I'd like to think (chime in Chas haha) and I'd love to make the trek again. If anyone has an extra spot I'd be humbled to join. I'm happy to be cold and dirty for the dubs.

[kombisutra]

Join the Mt Shasta Snow Trip Facebook Page for real-time updates and details.

Ladies and Gentlemen: START YOUR ENGINES! The sixteenth annual Mt. Shasta Snow Trip HAS BEGUN!

18 drivers, 18 old buses now closing in on the staging camp in the very muddy Mendocino Mountains. Will post here when time allows.

[bad dog racing]

Good Times to all!
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