Where Do You Get Stuck In The Snow?

[Silverspoon]

What do you guys think is the worst area in town to have to drive through when we get a good amount of snow? Either it isnt maintained properly by the city, or its just plain dangerous during the winter. Im looking for areas of town where people constantly get stuck in the snow.

Up until a few years ago, Heflinger Park was treacherous because of now bad the path was going through the park, and people would slide right off of the road, or get high centered on the peaks of destroyed concrete, but now that has been repaved and is fairly safe now thankfully.

[GrandpaaSmucker]

Going West on Dodge on the hill right before 90th. The traffic has to stop for the light and when the light comes back on the cars can not get traction. This happens all the time especially when snow and ice storms hit quick and hard.

[Silverspoon]

Going West on Dodge on the hill right before 90th. The traffic has to stop for the light and when the light comes back on the cars can not get traction. This happens all the time especially when snow and ice storms hit quick and hard.

Thats definitely one I see on the news every year. From cops helping push cars up the hill, to plows sliding backwards down the hill. Its pretty nasty there when its icy.

[Busguy2010]

Going West on Dodge on the hill right before 90th. The traffic has to stop for the light and when the light comes back on the cars can not get traction. This happens all the time especially when snow and ice storms hit quick and hard.

Thats definitely one I see on the news every year. From cops helping push cars up the hill, to plows sliding backwards down the hill. Its pretty nasty there when its icy.

Yeah that is the most notorious one I can think of. If you don't have 4WD and you get stopped at that light, you're pretty well screwed. I get around pretty well cause I drive an old 4WD full size pickup. Can't say I have many issues at all. But there are a few hills to the west of 30th that I would absolutely NOT go down in the winter. Laurel is the big one. HUGE steep hill that bottoms out right at 30th. Thing just looks like a death trap. I think State street & 30th is bad as well.

[zippy]

84th just south of L can be pretty dicey.

[Silverspoon]

One hill that Ive never driven on during winter runs right infront of a good friends house on 42nd Ida. Its gotta be a 45 degree slope from like 44th down to the back of McMillan Jr High.

[lisanstan]

All my issues are usually ice.

Harney headed east toward 40th, I've had to back down that hill in the the snow when cars in front me couldn't make it up. Once it was a metro bus. And as you approach 40th the light always turns red.
Leavenworth going east in the right lane on the morning commute.The lane never seems to clear of ice since it's usually in the shade. Approaching 36th is always scary as you are now headed downhill into the intersection.
Farnam, the hill just west of Saddle Creek. I fishtailed down that hill one morning, missing all the cars around me and finally stopped at the bottom facing west. I've also seen a lot of cars struggle to get up that hill headed west.

[Busguy2010]

One hill that Ive never driven on during winter runs right infront of a good friends house on 42nd Ida. Its gotta be a 45 degree slope from like 44th down to the back of McMillan Jr High.

That does look like a considerably steep hill. Very similar to the stretch of Laurel west of 30th. It seems like there's a lot of candidates in that general far northeast Omaha area. Not a real popular area, but some of the steepest hills in the Metro I reckon.

[Busguy2010]

Actually the "lookout point", "the highest point in Omaha" (as known at the time) is located directly in the area we speak of.

[Silverspoon]

Actually the "lookout point", "the highest point in Omaha" (as known at the time) is located directly in the area we speak of.

Where exactly is lookout point?

[Busguy2010]

Where exactly is lookout point?

It's generally to the west of Miller Park. Find 30th & Belvedere Boulevard and go up. The nearest intersection is 33rd & Belvedere Boulevard. The actual point is a couple hundred feet down the road from that intersection.

[damonhynes]

120th heading south from Pacific.

[Silverspoon]

Where exactly is lookout point?

It's generally to the west of Miller Park. Find 30th & Belvedere Boulevard and go up. The nearest intersection is 33rd & Belvedere Boulevard. The actual point is a couple hundred feet down the road from that intersection.

I know there area very well as all of my family is from a few blocks south, but I never knew of this lookout point. Looks like Im gonna have to sneak away for a bit and check it out. Thanks!

[Busguy2010]

Where exactly is lookout point?

It's generally to the west of Miller Park. Find 30th & Belvedere Boulevard and go up. The nearest intersection is 33rd & Belvedere Boulevard. The actual point is a couple hundred feet down the road from that intersection.

I know there area very well as all of my family is from a few blocks south, but I never knew of this lookout point. Looks like Im gonna have to sneak away for a bit and check it out. Thanks!

Since we got on the subject of places you can see really far, here are a few more. Fairmount Park in CB also has a "lookout point". Lewis and Clark monument also in CB. Then this one is a little harder to find. At Hummel park there's a trail that runs right along the edge of the cliff that runs parallel to Pershing Drive. Only way I know of to get to it is find hole 2 of the disc golf course. It is right next to the road that snakes up to the top off the park, about 3/4 of the way up on the left. Then hike up the hill and there is a ridgeline trail. I think there's also a staircase to get to it very near the disc golf tee pad. Great views from there, and it is quite the drop off. Has to be at least a few hundred feet, and it is abrupt.