Winter Ice Road

[dblack]

Just in the beginning stages of planning a little trip north. I've always wanted to drive an ice road.

I get a kick out of the fuel tip from the Alberta winter road update page. 24 hours of fuel... I get what they mean, 24 hours of idling if you're stuck in one spot, but it's still kinda funny. :-)

What do you think @Trotter?

 

[Carnivore]

There's actually a guy I know (online acquaintance) out of Cali that recently got a sponsorship from ARB. He's currently on a 23 day trip to the Arctic Circle. In a lightly modified 03 Montero. Somehow I doubt your paths would cross.

I think your trip would be less intimidating. What's your estimated duration for this one?

 

[dblack]

Probably not. And my sponsor (wife) isn’t quite prepared to spring for that much of a trip just yet.

It’s about 2300km, I’m thinking 4 days should have it done. Just a long weekend endurance trip really. With some fun winter camping thrown in for good measure.

 

[dblack]

Feb 22 to feb 25, 2017 are the dates. I’ll post some photos and a quick report on how it goes. Should be fun!

 

[dblack]

Mission accomplished! Made it to Fort Smith & back on an ice road adventure & winter camping trip. We didn't loop it, but went up and back. Saved 700km, and did the ice road twice. GORGEOUS country. Already planning the same trip for next year. :-)

Write up is here: https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/ice-road-trip-2018.13384/