I've familiarized myself with the routes, the various places you can get information on current conditions.

Tripcheck, wsdot, etc.

We're leaving Vancouver BC and heading to Las vegas via one of:
  1. South to Seattle and then east on I-90 (snoqualmie pass)
  2. South to Portland and then East on I-84 (Blue Mountain Pass)
  3. South to Bakersfield and then East bypassing any mountain passes.


Ideally we want to head through one of the passes, we want to visit La Grande, Oregon (Northwood mfg factory tour). Right now I'm favoring the I-84 as it's one less pass to go through.

But if there's severe winter weather warnings we'll have to bypass.

Currently I've got one set of chains for the truck, I'm planning on acquiring an additional set of cables or similiar for the trailer, it's my understanding that they are a requirement.

However, the truck doesn't REQUIRE additional chains to what I've already got, and when I read the manual it says to NOT install chains on the front tires.

This strikes me as weird, I'm wondering if it's a) safe and b) desirable to get a set of lighter cables to put on the front.

We're leaving next week so there's still a reasonable chance of really bad weather.

Thanks much.

Gary