As wintersports enthusiasts and high alpine motoring specialists, Telstar Logistics has always wondered what it would be like if San Francisco were hit by a major snowstorm. It has happened before -- mostly during the 1800s, but also as recently as 1976.
On the one hand, we'd love nothing more than to bust out a pair of rock skis and take a few untracked turns down the summit of Bernal Hill.
But on the other hand, thanks to the city's famous hills, it's a sure bet chaos would reign on the roads. As proof, we submit this video from Seattle, which shows what happened when the unprepared city was hit by a snowstorm this week. Scary!
I once read a comment by Phil Dick that Seattle is like what San Francisco would be like if it had never been hit by the big earthquake. What if there was a 7.9 quake in Seattle? That, I'd like to see.
Posted by: Charles | 24 November 2010 at 05:28 AM
Combing SF hills with SF drivers who can't even handle the rain with a nice 1"-2" of snow... I would love to see that. Total mayhem.
I also have daydreams of pointing my skis down Bernal Hill. Fact is, it would be a short run.
Posted by: KC Jones | 24 November 2010 at 01:44 PM
There was a storm just like this in Seattle when I lived there, I think in '98 or '99. Two inches, and the city was totally disabled. Articulated buses jackknifed and abandoned in the middle of the road, even with chains on. Fun times.
Apparently the city has, like, ONE snowplow. And even that can't be used on most of the streets, because they have those little concrete "road turtles" all over them.
What's the snow equivalent of a 50-year levee?
Posted by: Cassidy | 25 November 2010 at 09:48 PM