John West Wrote:
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> Presumably that reflected an expectation that when
> snow was deep plow trains would (normally) be
> coming west from Antonito and could clear the east
> leg before going down the hill to Chama. The
> primary users, the Cumbres turns and helpers would
> only have back through new snow. If things got
> bad and they had to call a rotary out of Chama to
> plow up the hill they'd just have to improvise.
> Am I missing anything?
>
> JBWX
This is the first explanation I have seen that explains why the west leg is covered and the east leg is not. I, too, have been confused by the fact that the Chama turns use the y the most.
Also, while the Friends are miracle works, there is already plenty for them to work on. The only solution for this is more volunteers!
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