Sounds like me pre-flighting my route on PC mapping software and then viewing it in google-earth to see the terrain.
I've taken routing advice from locals too.
. . ."Forest + Service + Road"... what does that imply?. . .
Sue
Folks, when you see snow on the road, ask yourself, "Is this road ever plowed?" If the answer to that is possibly "No", think seriously about finding a place to turn-around.