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This is from the CHP incident webpage. Looks like someone tried to drive up White Mountain Road in the snow. $175 an hour for the tow.

Can't say I never got stuck like that, but I can say I don't do it anymore.

Incident: 00117 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: White Mountain Rd / Sr168 Loc Desc: 3/4 MILE JNO Lat/Lon: 37.282351 -118.151216
Detail Information
6:48 PM 9 [20] 1039 BILLY'S TOW
6:48 PM 8 [19] 72-3 ADVS AFFRIM ROLL BILLYS
6:45 PM 7 [18] BILLY'S TOW ADVS ETA OF 60 - 90 MIN
6:44 PM 6 [16] 1039 BILLY TOW // ADVS 175 PER HOUR PORT TO PORT
6:35 PM 5 [12] B72-003 ROLL A 1185 WHI COL 4WD THATS STUCK IN THERE PRETTY GOOD
5:42 PM 4 [6] VEH IS 1125 IN THE RDWY
5:41 PM 3 [4] PER RP NOT 1097 ADVS 3A WAS CALLED
5:40 PM 2 [3] WHI CHEV COL PK STUCK IN SNOW
5:40 PM 1 [2] 3/4 OF A MILE JNO OF THE 168E ON BRISTLECONE RD
Unit Information
5:46 PM 3 Unit Assigned
5:46 PM 2 Unit Enroute
6:29 PM 1 Unit At Scene

Not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but it looks like the pick-up driver got to the turn-off for the Bristlecone Pine Natl Monument, then only got 3/4 mile up the Monument Road? The gate across the road is about that far from Hwy 168, maybe they got stuck in the snow/ice/mud and couldn't back out. Not a smart idea to go up there this time of year unless you have driving skills, knowledge, XC skis, and are not in an 'altered state of consciousness'.

Back in 2004, some repairmen get stranded at the Silver Peak cell tower when a storm blew in. We snowmobiled up White Mountain Road all the way from Hwy 168 to bring them out. I'm not really a fan of snowmobiles, but that was a fun ride. The snow was so fun. Sorry about the tiny picture, but it was before good digital cameras.