We were invited to go wheeling for the Rough Country 4 Wheeler's annual Snow Bash this January. This is the club's 30th anniversary, and they are a whole 26 members strong. The group is based out of Cheyenne, Wyoming, so the size of the club is understandable.
What they lack in sheer number of members, they make up for in places to wheel, how often they go out, and horsepower. The group goes out once a month, and we were fortunate enough to accompany them to the Sand Dunes in Walden, Colorado. This is the 20th Annual Snow Bash, and they sure do bash the snow.
When these guys name a snow-wheeling trip Snow Bash, they aren't kidding. Half of the vehicles that showed up were shod with 38-inch and larger tires. Those tires were driven by an assortment of healthy V-8s as well. And if that wasn't enough, all the skinny pedals were screaming for mercy by the end of the day. This wheeling trip sounded closer to a NASCAR race then it did to a Jeep trip.
Eric Ruhl of Firestone, Colorado,...
Eric Ruhl of Firestone, Colorado, had no problems tearing through the untouched snow thanks to his fuel-injected AMC 401 V-8, front and rear Lincoln lockers, and 39.5-inch Super Swamper TSLs.
With a 440 V-8 out of a '67...
With a 440 V-8 out of a '67 Dodge GTX that has been "leaned on" and a curb weight of almost 6,000 pounds, Bob Levenhagen's lime green CJ-8 gets towing duties on these trips. Here he's helping Brian Smithmeyer up the hill. With two to three feet of snow, it was rough going even on 35s.