I was at Mammoth last holiday weekend. I kept my 20" with Michellin Diamaris on since there was no chance of snow with sunny, blue-bird conditions. If I would have gone to Mammoth this weekend, I would have definitely replaced the 20" with my 18" winter set up.
If anybody is curious, I have the Yokohama Geolandar H/T-S setup during winter time or for trips to the mountains with decent snowfall conditions. They're M+S (Mud & Snow) rated tires mounted on the stock BMW style 69 rims (size: 255/55 R18). I bring the snow chains just in case but have not been required to use them with the tires since the tires have performed well enough in snow. The Yokohamas are also good for use all year round in all types of weather (which I've used all year long before I got the 20" tires). They're great!
DKL - Whether you drive a 4WD vehicle, you're still required by CHP to show that you carry snow chains. In the most extreme conditions (depending on snowfall/road conditions) CHP will even require you to put the chains on regarless if your vehicle has snow tires or 4WD before being allowed to proceed.
There are 3 different requirements. Here's some helpful snow chain requirement info for California...
http://tirechain.com/california-chain-requirement.htm
Paulgt3 - Are snow/road conditions like this up there this weekend?...
*** This is a photo of the snow conditions the last time I had the 18" Yokohama set up at Mammoth when I was parked at Main Lodge (bigger file size of one of my sig pics).
Have fun up there and drive safe! Looking forward to seeing some of your photos.
02-23-2008, 06:29 PM
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