What happened when the car met the ice and snow road on the plateau?

Usually in our impression, only off-road vehicles and SUVs can go to the plateau, because the road conditions in the plateau have been bad in the past. Especially in winter, if there is no snow chain, it is really dangerous. However, I never said that the car can't get on. Many people say that any car will do, and QQ and Alto are both leveraged. Yes, I don't deny this, but according to the performance of the vehicle, some road conditions are limited. If you want to have absolute fun, four-wheel drive SUVs and off-road vehicles are definitely fine, but cars are slightly limited in choosing road conditions, but the general main roads are still fine, provided the climate permits.

My friend Xiao Chen, after reading the article about this trip, drove this Audi A6L to Balang Mountain and experienced a snowy road. Balangshan is 0/70km away from Chengdu/Kloc-and is located at the junction of Wenchuan County and Xiaojin County in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The highest elevation of the highway is 448 1 m, which is what we often call the pass.

As Balang Mountain is the last barrier in Sichuan Basin, it climbs directly from the altitude of 1000 meters to more than 4,000 meters, with a great drop. Therefore, the altitude of Balang Mountain changes very rapidly, and people who are not familiar with the geographical climate are prone to altitude sickness. For cars, this is generally the case, but it depends on the displacement. The greater the displacement, the less obvious this phenomenon is.

When I came to Dengsheng Township, I officially entered the Balangshan bend, and the gentle slope was immediately twisted, and the road was also twisted into a twist. Dengsheng Township is a place where many drivers rest, especially in go on road trip, where there are many barbecue stalls, fresh yak meat and mutton skewers, and all kinds of baked potatoes, all of which are pure Shan Ye flavor.

This is the GPS map of Mount Balang. The yellow line is a tunnel, but people choose not to take the tunnel, because the beautiful scenery is in the clouds, and you have to stand high to see it.

Crossing Balang Mountain instead of taking the tunnel was a whim because Laopu often said how beautiful the pass was. Sure enough, when you bypass the tunnel and go up from the fork in the road, you will really be glad that you have come. Taking the old road is half an hour slower than taking the tunnel. Of course, if you play on it, it will be more than this time.

Because it is winter, the road surface is completely covered with snow, but it is not as difficult as expected, because the road surface is covered with snow and there is not much hard ice. At this time, you should drive carefully. When you reach the shady side of the mountain, there is still ice.

The last sentence of Du Fu's Wang Yue is "Reach the Peak, the other mountains all appear dwarfs under the sky.." . When you really stand at the top of the highway, you will experience the scene described by this sentence. Mount Balang is 448 1 m above sea level. The mountains are steep, the rocks are bare and the wind is raging. The cold wind blows on my face like a knife, and it hurts like tears. But it is worthwhile to put forward such a view.

The temperature outside the car is already -7.5, shivering with cold. Although the sun is fierce and the ultraviolet rays are strong, I don't feel any temperature in the air at all. Although the chassis of this Audi A6L is not very high, it still reaches an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, because the road conditions are not bad and there is no big pit. Several sections of the old road are damaged, and the chassis of this car can still cope.

Children like us who live in the Sichuan basin generally don't see snow easily. Unlike the north, they are not used to it. Sometimes they have to go to some scenic spots, such as Xiling Snow Mountain and Taiziling Ski Resort, including Siguniang Mountain, which we are going to visit today. It is not easy to meet snow once on a mountain road at high altitude. After all, I'm used to living in the city, and I don't come often.

Balang Mountain is also the edge of Siguniang Mountain, a famous scenic spot. The Siguniang Mountain in Jinshan, Rizhao is different and much more amazing than usual. Getting up early and getting greedy for the dark is a hard job. When you get a satisfactory photo, it is worth thinking about after a lot of efforts.

Photography | Chen