US 95 Boise - Winnemucca

A little off topic. In my experience, 95 is worse than 93 in the winter. Lower elevation = more moisture. Its also on the back side of the blue mountains. There are a couple grades on 95 that you may have to chain for ... especially if its icy. Only place on 93 that chains may be required is the ELY grade ... unless the road is basically unpassable, then they will close it. Both roads get very little attention at night if it storms.

 

Main problem with 95 is too few places to pull off if you have trouble, especially in winter.

 

And then, as your coming down the grade on the Idaho side that friggin weigh station out in the middle of nowhere is open 75% of the time, even on Sunday.

 

Ever drive a road so much, you just can’t remember if it’s good or bad.

 

I use to drive it once a week, and while they don't really get a lot of heavy snow, it gets really cold and icy the closer you get to Boise. The truck I drove back then had auto chains and they came in handy.

 

I'm familiar with that route. I first drove it in a four wheel thirty four years ago. And several times on the job. Everyone's pointed out the good and bad parts. It's beautiful land, and an easy drive in the spring and summer. It's going to be a bear in the winter. I've seen the road look like a plain of ice.
Also, going over the same few hundred miles day after day gets old, real quick.