Winter/snow tires are worth their weight in Gold Pressed Latinum.
When driving in winter conditions;
1; plan extra time for everything, double up your distance between other vehicles, make deliberate, predictable moves
2; always carry emergency supplies, a change of winter gloves, hat, a warm blanket or sleeping bag, and emergency foods like granola bars and assorted nuts
3; packed snow on the roads isn’t a big deal with snow tires, you can actually get a grip on snow, just plan ahead, the conditions you need to watch out for are slushy melt-off and rutted roads (can pull you off course) and ICE! I have no problem driving in snow or slushy roads, but ice storms?!? I’m staying put if at all possible (and I’ve lived in Northern New England my entire 53 years) even with studded snow tires, ice is tricky.
4; once we get a decent snowfall, find an empty/deserted parking lot, and practice your snow driving, deliberately try to induce skids , slides, and loss of steering control, first, to learn how your car behaves if you do nothing (let the skids happen) and what it does in inclement conditions in a safe location, then repeat it and try to recover from the skids and unpredictable reactions. It’ll help you not panic as much when it happens on the road in real life.
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Reply to Moving to NH…in the winter?! by WHOLLY_GUACAMOLE
Winter/snow tires are worth their weight in Gold Pressed Latinum.
When driving in winter conditions;
1; plan extra time for everything, double up your distance between other vehicles, make deliberate, predictable moves
2; always carry emergency supplies, a change of winter gloves, hat, a warm blanket or sleeping bag, and emergency foods like granola bars and assorted nuts
3; packed snow on the roads isn’t a big deal with snow tires, you can actually get a grip on snow, just plan ahead, the conditions you need to watch out for are slushy melt-off and rutted roads (can pull you off course) and ICE! I have no problem driving in snow or slushy roads, but ice storms?!? I’m staying put if at all possible (and I’ve lived in Northern New England my entire 53 years) even with studded snow tires, ice is tricky.
4; once we get a decent snowfall, find an empty/deserted parking lot, and practice your snow driving, deliberately try to induce skids , slides, and loss of steering control, first, to learn how your car behaves if you do nothing (let the skids happen) and what it does in inclement conditions in a safe location, then repeat it and try to recover from the skids and unpredictable reactions. It’ll help you not panic as much when it happens on the road in real life.