Private Road in W.W.

[SkierBob]

A friend is looking at purchasing a house on Acorn Road. I know that it is a private road, how good or bad is the road during the winter. 

 The worst the road the less traffic it receives.  I like privacy so I choose to live on private road that is in extremely poor condition, and have no plans to make any improvements to it. 

just something to consider:) 

[Jack]

Just get a Hummer. 

[garski]

Thanks for the info so far. They have 4wd but didn't want to get stuck not being able to leave for days. So I was hoping that someone on the forum lived on upper Acorn or had been on the road  during or just after a snow. I think they realize that sometimes no one goes anywhere up here no matter where they live but that only usually last a day not a week.

[budnett]

My sister lived on the top of Acorn once and moved just off Hwy 2...Racoon is sooooo correct.

My sister and her family use to have to leave their car at the bottom of Acorn and walk up in snow to there house.  Also, when their daughter went to school to catch the bus she had to skii down it was easier than trying to walk in it. "really"!

[ChrisLynnet]

May pastor and her husband lived on upper Acorn for 3 years and loved it for the most part. He bought $250+ chains for their cars and made it down just fine, albeit slowly. So yes, you can do it, but you have to invest in top-of-the-line chains and use them.

[Wildman]

Thanks for the info so far. They have 4wd but didn't want to get stuck not being able to leave for days. So I was hoping that someone on the forum lived on upper Acorn or had been on the road  during or just after a snow. I think they realize that sometimes no one goes anywhere up here no matter where they live but that only usually last a day not a week.

That is really the best way to look at it.  Most times, we can get just about anywhere in the village and sometimes, even a snow cat will not do.  Since 1972, I've never experienced more then 2 days in a row where folks were mildly inconvenienced at the worst.  If conditions get any worse then that, you couldn't get off the hill anyway.  I'd tell to buy and enjoy being snowed in and having bears for backyard neighbors.

[ChrisLynnet]

Yes, that's what I think. And it isn't the worst hills that have a monopoly on being snowed in. I live on Pinon Mesa, and 3 years ago we were stuck for 3 days because the snow plows had thrown up a 4' ice berm at the bottom of my driveway. It happened at night and by the time I got up in the morning the darned thing had frozen solid. We needed a backhoe to get us out... which didn't show up for 3 days because they were digging people out on Table Mountain.

But other than missing a New Year's Eve party (oh well) Wildman was right, it was fun! And it wasn't like we couldn't walk out if we had to.