good story.
mine is similiar but i didn't get stuck.  I went up to northern Wisconsin this
past weekend with my syncro from Minneapolis just so i could find some deep
snow to play around in.  I found it.  I started driving on a lake and no one
could believe that i wasn't getting stuck.  Lots of snow and underneath that
lots of slush and water.  It was a blast.  I decided to call it quits after
driving through 2 feet of slush.  I didn't know if the ice was thick enough
and didn't feel like breaking through.  I could have used a little more power
and some bigger tires though.  i'll wait and get the 5 cyl conversion and some
15 in. tires.

nigel