To be fair it's not that cold if his sleeves are rolled up, water is dripping down the cars. And it's snowing. Probably around 0°C. But still great video. As a Canadian I love how you mention the different types of snow. I've been addicted to your videos lately. Keep up the great work guys
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I live in GA. My buddy and I are huge fans of the band, "Avenged Sevenfold". We purchased concert tickets to go see them in Nashville, TN. The concert was in January, very cold conditions. The drive was absolutely gorgeous. We drove through the most beautiful and magical winter scenery. I remember very vividly the first initial moment we hit ice on the interstate. Out of nowhere, people in front of us starting skidding, right before it was my turn. The nose of my vehicle pointed hard to the right. At that moment I realized this is how regular every day people die. I cautiously applied my raw instinct and countered the sliding with smooth, but quick action- putting us right where we should be, while managing to avoid surrounding vehicles. I thank Dirt Rally and my racing wheel for training me for such an event. I don't know if I would've recovered so easily without them. At the time I was a lot younger, I drove a 4 cylinder 2wd pickup. I am much more skilled at driving nowadays. I now drive a v6 stick with 4x4. WAY more fun. My biggest fear now is not myself, but the surrounding drivers. I drive fast, but I always make my intentions clear and drive in a manner that doesn't disturb or put others at risk. I am very cautious and always gauge the hell out of surrounding drivers. Predicting other's poor decisions has saved my ass on several occasions. Get off your phone. Be considerate of others and you will start noticing when people are considerate to you. Always ask yourself "How can I improve the flow of traffic and also get where I need to go?" Everybody wins when you drive with common sense.
Hell yeah. That's why I've had more than 20 of them. 95 Impreza 2dr coupe with Dunlap graspic snows would go anywhere I wanted it to. I have a lifted 09 outback on blizzaks now but haven't had a good snow yet to play on.
I have found traction control to be unhelpful in the snow sometimes, it just bogs out the car when you start sliding and sometimes you don't want that but man, snow drifting is so fun, so effortless. With my car (low hp) you gotta flick it really hard to get it sideways on tarmac, but in the snow the slightest touch of the gas or a light clutch kick will do it. it's almost like everything is in slow motion that is- until you hit a mailbox
A great point I think also worth mentioning is to be aware of OTHER DRIVERS. You could be the best driver in the world, but then an awful driver comes up on you unprepared and if you're not paying attention you could still have to deal with the consequences. Even as little as watching in the rear view as you approach a stop light for someone coming up too fast for comfort...
Good point one time during a snowstorm a hyindai drives by me going really fast in snow and then some idiot pulls out in front of it and the hyindai tries to avoid it and spins to the opposite side of the road. Thankfully no colission happened
Last winter, I successfully recovered from an unplanned 80 MPH 6-wheel drift in a 1-ton van pulling a trailer on black ice. It took several oscillations to regain control, and the pendulum effect of a sliding trailer meant I had to countersteer *before* the van oversteered to dampen the oscillations. I hadn't practiced any kind of skids with a trailer and had to learn the technique in a somewhat limited period of time. On one hand, this is a success story, but it's also a failure. I should have detected the black ice before a wind gust made me aware of it by blowing the van into the other lane, and everyone in the van was put in danger because I did not. It's best to use enough judgement to not need all of your skill.
Van full of passengers, towing a trailer, in freezing conditions coupled with gusts of wind, yet traveling at 80MPH. I'd say as well as not recognizing the black ice, you also failed to recognize your speed as a risk in those conditions.
A couple years ago I was doing some hooning in an empty parking lot and while I vastly improved my abilities to control my car on snow I also greatly overheated my power steering pump and wrecked it
I'm from Florida, and this winter was the first time I drove in the snow. I was surprised by (1) how much traction was actually available, and (2) how little braking I was able to do. I did my first handbrake turn rally-style around a pole. Once I got back on the power the car hooked up again nicely, going right where I was pointing it. It probably felt cooler than it actually looked 😆
The first thing you forgot to mention (as the first thing, which you got to later luckily, i just think this should've been said first) is install real winter tires to the car. Most important thing to do when even thinking about driving during winter. Do not drive in real winter conditions with all-seasons or summer tires. This should be the #1 thing (it's taught us here in Finland to be the number 1 thing, you make sure the car is in winter condition before you even think about driving in winter).
A really nice video. Only one thing missing, I experience it a week ago. A friend of mine bought a sort base Cherokee and because it winter we decided to go to a mountain peak. So far so good, the road to the peak is an average off road trail generally nothing special. Unfortunately we were with 8 years old winter tires. On the way back its like 18-20 kilometers mostly descending and we learned one very important thing "Old winter tires have close to 0 traction on ice". We took those 18-20 kilometers for approximately 2 hours it was way below freezing and dark (because we are idiots we didn't think about departure time). Long story, short. Tires are most important thing, make sure they are in tip top condition. Next weekend we are going back but this time with new winter tires :)
Here’s a big thing I learned that greatly improved my winter driving. When you have to drive uphill you need to get your car to a controllable speed that gives enough momentum to climb it, but not too fast, and the right gear to keep your revs up enough to stay in the power band, and then hold your speed steady as you climb. For example, if your car can do 25 mph at 3,000 rpms in second gear, you set it to that gear and speed before you hit the hill and only add enough throttle to keep the rpms from dropping below 3,000. It doesn’t matter what type of drivetrain you have if your input is smooth enough to not transfer weight off the drive wheels.
Jessa Phillips Good comment. I remember driving to my job at a ski resort after a storm and before the plows came. Really thick graupel. I had to slow down a lot for a guy going really slow in his 4x4. I had great snow tires and an Audi with good torque at low RPM's. Eventually a subaru caught up to us and he was really struggling with keeping a straight line, and kept tailgating incredibly close. I realized later it's probably because he really had to keep his engine revs up, and going this speed was not ideal for his engine as it didn't have enough torque at low revs. I saw the vehicle later and it had good snow tires so that wasn't the issue.
MediocreMan that’s interesting your Audi had good torque at low rpm, cuz I have an Audi a4 and it gets max torque at 1900 rpm so I wonder if most of them are like that?
What’s the space you leave between you and the car in front. It’s your living room, the room you give if you want to live. That’s the best advice my grandfather gave me when I started driving. Also if you ever get to go to the rally school make sure to take any ride with Remmy, it’s a blast.
So much good advice- I've linked this video to friends asking about driving in snow. Learning to recover a skid is one of those skills that does come in handy! I once borrowed dad's Jeep on a snowy day, and found out when about to go home that the 4WD didn't work. Tires were good, two concrete blocks weighing down the back, and I slowly made it home on barely-plowed roads. Recovering a skid and respecting road conditions made all the difference!
I miss winter driving in NH. That's where I learned to drive - low speed drifting in the snow taught me a lot about car control. The listening tip is one most people miss - the difference between the splashing sound of slush and the groaning of fresh dry snow makes a huge difference.
Perfect explaination why i love driving in Winter around 3:36. Its just you your car and the road. You in harmony with your car driving around. Its just perfect.
Good tires are a must have, Slow down and pay attention. Road conditions can change very quickly. Be aware of your surroundings. Try not to drive in a pack and give yourself plenty of room, especially in bad weather.
I used to drive a 2003 chevy cavalier, near bald tires all around, busted windows, no bumper, no headlights, busted fenders, peeling tint on the back glass(one of three windows left). Most fun I ever had was learning how to drive that pile a turds on the snow. I pulled out of the driveway fine. Turned on the main road fine, made a left turn at a stop light and went sideways, counter steered, drifted into a parking lot, missed the lot exit, dropped off the curb, back on to the road without missing a beat or losing my spot in traffic. I think for having only been driving for 4 months at the time, that wasn't half bad
Great video! There's so much that goes into winter driving. Growing up in the south we don't get a ton of winter weather, so when we do get it everything goes to chaos. Fortunately I've had good luck with learning my limits on snow/ice but a lot of southern winter weather is just dodging the other drivers. One other scenario I ran into is how fast you can come up on snow/ice. We had a dusting here in Arkansas once and the main interstate was fine, but one or two bridges were completely covered in snow still. I nearly lost the tail end at 70mph because I came up on it over a blind crest. Lesson learned, but it could have been much worse. Take it easy out there!
I was a truck driver of about 8 years. Finally had to hang up my keys because the stress of the job just got too much for me to handle, but in that time I got about 500,000 accident free miles under my belt. That's never having an incident with anyone, my fault or no. And I can say the *biggest* thing to keeping yourself safe? Keep your eyes up. Take in as munch information as you can, without overloading yourself. Especially in denser traffic, the more you watch the drivers around you, the more you'll develop a 6th sense for impending shenanigans.
Plowing a steep twisty driveway in a geriatric snow plow has taught me a lot about driving in snow, mostly how to avoid getting stuck and how to get unstuck when you do. If you're driving slowly on deep packed snow, and you start to sink in, or slide into the ditch, stop while you're only a little stuck. Sometimes you can back out gently and try again. Other times you will need to dig out around the tires before you have any hope of getting unstuck. (Carry a shovel!) And be gentle with it if you can. Ragging on a stuck vehicle is a great way to break stuff, and spinning the tires when you're stuck usually just digs deeper holes, or lets the vehicle slide sideways into deeper/softer snow that'll take longer to dig your way out of. Keep the slope of the road in mind. Chains are a pain to put on but you can't beat the traction they give you when the going gets truly nasty (and they're much easier to put on before you get stuck). Carry a tow strap and know what to hook it to. Some cars don't have much in the way of tow points. Trailer hitch shackle mounts are great for this. Other than that, don't drive like you do when it's dry and sunny, and watch out for the asshats who do!
My first winter I pulled the handbrake to turn my fwd civic on all seasons. Lost control a few times but I’ve perfected it. I also drove through a blizzard with 4 inches of snow on the road with all seasons which was not fun at all cause I won’t be able to go more then 30 then I would lose steering due to traction. My friend had this lifted blazer on mud tires and that thing had all kinds of traction. Even to steer and brake it did really well. The 4wd didn’t work in it. We also have a 2015 Jeep on all seasons Michelin’s. That car handles snow like a champ and those tires even worked in mild off-roading (then they actually had tread on it) the 4wd on it makes it harder to slide the rear end (rear wheel biased full time 4wd drive) but I did it a few times. Does ok donuts but not like a rwd car
I cut my teeth in an old E39 540i with blizzaks. High torque, rear drive but pretty good in the snow because it had proper tires. Playing around in an empty parking lot feeling all the systems work and how to get the most out the rear wheels for traction has taught me a lot. Taking the rally school with you guys was also super informative. Great video, lots of drivers should watch this!
I’m watching from Southern California and I got respect for driving in the snowy winters. I’d definitely would like to give it a shot in a 3 series just like this video, looks like a fun challenge!
My GF and I were heading across country for Christmas and it was raining when we started then turned to snow as we climbed the pass to 4000ft. I was confident in our 2011 Mazda 3 with snowtires and was driving close to the posted limit when we started seeing cars in the ditch. I didn't realize we were traveling on black ice for miles until I saw a plow truck in the ditch as well as more cars and trucks. I slowed right down after seeing all these immobilized vehicles even though I couldn't feel anything from the drivers seat. Its was a real weird thing to be cruising along through the carnage wondering what was up, but I think we just got lucky. Reading the road is also about picking up on these signs from other drivers. The road conditions might be changing beneath your tires as well. I enjoy winter driving when it's just me on the road I go out and practice drifting every safe chance I get. But when I'm doing highway speeds I just try and be as smooth as possible.
Nice...really solid advice. We used to rally a Mini Cooper and climb the worst hills in reverse, use every snow bank ! My wife is primo snow driver: she listens and feels the road
Nice video, thanks for uploading. :) I'd just like to point out that the family member or friend who has the most driving experience in slippery conditions may just as well be an aunt or a grandma or some female relative, driving fast on snow or ice isn't just a men's thing. :D
I drive para-transit in a relatively large bus (powered by a Ford F450) in Pittsburgh, PA. Last Thursday the temperature was hovering around 31 degrees from about 11am onward. It had been snowing lightly all day and the roads were partially wet (and untreated in my municipality!). After I started my work around 2pm, lake effect snow came down quickly around 4pm and the wet roads froze solid with a layer of wet snow on top. Backups were everywhere with people sliding and panicking. I was able to maneuver my vehicle in a safe manner that got everyone home, although one of our other drivers got stuck. I partially credit your channel for helping me with expanding my knowledge about winter driving for this exact situation. One thing I didn't even think of was to hear the 'sizzle' of the tires as they travel along on the road. That Thursday they were dreadfully silent almost all night unless I was on a treated road. Thank you for the great videos!
Ill never forget a few winter back driving from Vermont to Buffalo, came around a gradual left hander and felt the back of the truck break free. All those times sliding around parking lots paid off, the bed ended up next to me and I was able to adjust, completing the 360 and ended up facing the right way again without ever leaving the lane. Whew.
I learned to drive in snow with all seasons in a RAV4 and I used to slide all over the place on purpose. I would go through intersections sideways just because I could. Then I got a FWD car with all seasons and I was fine until one day I was paying more attention to the semi in the opposite lane than to my speed and I slid into a snow bank but luckily it was fresh and soft... Since I have had snow tires and recently studded snow tires and they make a huge difference. It is unfortunate that temperatures fluctuate so much in New England because I feel like winter tires don't last so long. I can't recommend winter tires enough though they are an absolute game changer.
I live in VA but grew up In NH. Every time it snows I end up picking up all my wife's coworkers taking them too and from their shifts at the hospital in an old suburban. On the way we usually get some angle going. It'a good way to spend a snow day and they always have food for me.
People always overestimate how well they'll be able to brake on snow or ice. Especially if they have AWD or four wheel drive. It's because with either of those or with good snow tires, you can accelerate almost like you're on dry roads, so you tend to think you'll be able to brake that well too. Except you can't. You can only brake as well as you can accelerate. The thing is, almost any modern car can go from 60 MPH to zero in about 2 to 3 seconds, but those same cars can only accelerate from zero to 60 MPH in around 7 to 10 seconds or so. In other words, your brakes are about 3 to 5 times more effective in almost every vehicle than your accelerator is on dry pavement. But in snow and ice, your brakes are only as effective as your acceleration is, which is at best 1/3 to 1/5 of what it normally is in perfect conditions, but may well be 1/10 as effective or worse if you don't have good tires, good alignment, and proper upkeep and maintenance on your vehicle. In snow and ice, every little thing you took a short cut on or skipped or put off doing is now preventing your car from reaching it's maximum possible performance of 20% or less of what you're used to. In an airplane, you'd probably not care much whether all the maintenance was done to it if all you're doing is taxiing around the airport. But the minute you take it and put it in the air 7 miles off the ground you're probably going to care quite a lot about whether someone skipped changing the oil the past 3 times it was due. Same for putting a race car on a race track and driving it 150 or 200 or 250 or 300 MPH. At that point you'll probably not want those worn out tires or screechy, grinding brake pads. You'll probably want new or still very good ones because your life depends on them. Well in any of those above examples, you're taking a vehicle and operating it at the edges of what it's capable of instead of well within the margins. Driving your vehicle in the snow is exactly the same thing, except instead of you going out and pushing it to the edge, the weather and road conditions are pushing those edges in around you whether you want it to or not. To drive safely, you have to treat it like that, because that is precisely what you're doing, and if you're most people, you're doing that without realizing it.
I turned 16 around 2 months ago. bought a 2011 tacoma 6 speed manual and up here in northern minnesota, it’s been an absolute blast the past few weeks. it’s sitting on some ko2 33’s and they are definitely horrible tires for the brutal ice we get around here. but what I have found is that tires can only do so much to help you, and it is more based on driving ability. i’m still really fresh to the whole driving thing but i’m quite comfortable with the stick shift and i think i can say like it more in the snow. i can downshift and engine brake down a hill instead of having my abs tweak and get all weird on me. i can start driving in second gear and that spins the tires with a bit less torque than 1st, so i don’t spin out right away. thanks for the tips in all your videos 🤝
You guys are getting me pumped for winter! Got my snows on two weeks ago, had our first snow fall last week here in southern canada and just had to go out and find a parking lot to rip around in. Makes me wish I was further up in Collingwood living with this lovely powder everyday of winter
Fantastic video, definitely sharing this with some friends. I'm from northern Maine and winter driving is my favorite time of the year. I've driven in every major snow storm over the last four or five years, hours in some cases in little fwd cars and full size 4x4 trucks. Currently in a rwd Tacoma and I'm very happy to see the white stuff falling. Definitely going to be taking my S/O who's a southern transplant, to an empty parking lot this season to get them comfortable with sliding.
Over in Sweden we all get cheap winter beaters and drive them until summer hits or they break, so much fun. No hp needed, the basic choice is a volvo 7- or 940 that cranks about 115 horses.
When I still had my permit I was driving home from the ski resort in my dad’s Durango that had some all seasons and we were going up the steepest part of the pass and the minivan in front of me lost traction and started sliding back at me so I had to get off into the other lane and pass them and keep moving in order to not slip as well. I panicked because I was new to winter driving and over accelerated at first but then got it under control and made it around them as they slid themselves sideways into the snowbank on the mountian side of the road. Everyone was lucky they didn’t keep sliding back off the side of the road. Sketchy stuff. This was mostly packed snow btw as the road surface.
Im from NJ, and at 17 after almost any snow stuck I would go to my job's parking lot in town and snow drift an 89 town car. Believe me, once I learned that car, EVERYTHING else was a piece of cake. If there is one thing people gotta take out of this video, it is get out in a safe spot like a parking lot after hours and just slide around for an hour or 2. Have some laughs and a good time while also saving yourself in the future
I'm from WA, and we had a pretty bad snowstorm last year with about 12" at my house. A few people weren't able to make it to work at times. My commute is about 25mi. I made it to work on pretty worn tires and bad tie rods just fine in a 2005 Impala. Anyone can do it if you drive smart and carefully! (Tires and tie rods have been replaced since then, don't worry).
Always bring a good square shovel, it's small enough to fit in tight spaces but wide enough to actually get snow out of the way of tires. You may not need it but someone might.
I have all seasons on my FWD Ford Escape. It is a lease an I never use up two sets of tires while I have it also the winters are really, really mild on the nord german plains, I live in a city and road service usually keeps the streets black pretty good too. But one day two years ago in february I drove off the Autobahn cause of a traffic jam up ahead and found myself on snow covered back roads cause of wind constantly blowing snow onto them during the day. Was a fun drive on a cold sunny day with very few other drivers around. The wider SUV tires and the extra weight helped to be steady I think and I did not slide unless I wanted to. I was staying alert for bridges or frozen patches beneath the snow dust or frozen snow in shaded areas. Also the wind piled up snow in corners or bankings so I had to steer around that not to get stuck. The sun melted the top snow layer and the cold wind froze it solid in some places while there was also black top in the same lane. Very interesting. I am glad this was not at night, during icy rain or fog that froze near the ground.
Experiences that you don't plan that then turn out to be so memorable are the best. My father drove me and my sister through northern Germany in 2009, we first took a ferry from Sweden to Rostock, then all the way to Köln. All in a Volvo 850/V70, can't quite recall as I was 12 and both had the same colour. I remember the baltic sea, the German police asking us at a control and the beautiful green plains.
Incredible content as always ! I have one success story from winter time. I've bought RWD 2.2 Opel Omega on chilly winter evening (was already dark), and precipitation was heavy. There were three key events/features of the way home. Of which there was close to 300 kilometers. First thing was that I didn't quite realize for a while that my windows were fogging over slightly, I thought that it was mostly dues to very heavy snowing and scratched windshield, I drove almost only by following taillights of my friend who helped me with this whole deal. Secondly, in the middle of the road I messed up by running out of petrol, car was supposed to run on LPG, but apparently there were some issues with it and it drained petrol quickly, my friend Martynas drove for several kilometers in reverse down the highway to help me out. Third, the cherry on top was extreme slippery last 20km of road. It was very late and it was super slippery when we left the highway. I remember that rear end was gently swimming sideways, I could feel through body that rear end slips sideways at very slow motion for a degree or two from left to right and so on. Was doing about 60-70 km/h where I'd usually go 90-110 km/h. Was using tiny amount of throttle and road was quite straight just few greater elevation changes. I was approaching a slight curve (about 600m radius), and I thought to myself to try tiny more throttle, just to see whats the grip, I was also doing a lot of simracing and had some winter fun with my previous car - best car ever Fiat Palio Weekend, so I perhaps I felt too confident. I applied not much more throttle, and rear wheels slipped through completely and instantly rear end slid straight out of curve, I found myself at rather significant steering lock and controlled the slide quite smoothly no tankslap or panic, it lasted perhaps a second or two from decision to throttle to regain control. Oh and immediately after that, like in next few seconds a fox jumped right in front of me, but it also ended well. Resume is that I shouldn't have tested the grip in a curve after I already felt the rear being a bit loose while traveling in straight line.
First time winter driving, terrible decision to do it in moderately shitty weather, doing 80, didn’t stay in the ruts in the road (plow hadn’t come through yet) and she fishtailed me into the other lane sending me towards an oncoming car, thankfully managed to regain control and slid back into my lane, and lived to tell the tale lmao
I was in my vanagon here in Michigan. My girlfriend was super nervous in my van with all the ice out. We were coming up to a 4 way traffic circle and I knew I needed to take the 3rd exit. Even going slow I had no traction and ended up going straight through the second exit. I just let her believe I didn't know where I was going.
Forgot to check the weather while driving from Buffalo to VT, in a Chevy trailblazer running generic all seasons. Hit white-out blizzard conditions that lasted 150-200 mi. I got stuck behind 10+ cars doing 35mph, passed them in the unplowed lane safely so I could do 45-50. After passing a number of cops in ditches, countless passenger cars in ditches, and watched a wrx almost send it off the road, I arrived safely
got my very first car last year but been drving in my parent's cars for a few years before. one day last winter i asked my dad, if he wanted to ride along when i was going to do some drifting on a snowy and icey parking lot...everything went well, i knew what i was doing, i felt everything the car was doing and i'd say 90% of the time there were no close calls in terms of hitting lights that were placed on that parking lot or anything. even if there were some tight moments i could stop the car before anything bad happened, cause i got some good winter-tires on it. only thing that didn't go that well, was my dad gripping tightly into the door and the ceiling handle while yelling at me "BOI STOP THE CAR WE'RE GONNA CRASH!! STOOOP!" i don't know about him but i had fun and he learned that i do know what i'm doing while driving :D
I caught my share of hysteria when the first snowy day I parked the car near my house and realized that for the past two hours I had poor grip, constant understeering and my first ever ABS kicks. Still, I survived my first winter w/o crashing into anything. Fuck off, I'm proud of myself.
You know I wish I could come to wherever you guys are I believe it's New Hampshire I was born and raised in Massachusetts I've been driving in the snow for 50 years I'm driven a cab in interior Alaska for almost 40 years I could teach anybody you want to think of about how to draw snow ice why you doubt no streetlights whatever I just wish I could become part of your team but unfortunately I can't get back to New England and that's one of the most depressing things to me in the world thanks for listening to me I'd be a hell of a driving instructor.
Few advices from me: Never HOON alone! Especially if it's starting to snow hard! (you don't want to get stuck ALONE) Put snow chains on BEFORE you get stuck! If you see that the snow is getting deeper, stop and put snow chains on. We've all done that "it's fine, i just need more speed" and then bottom out the car and get stuck for hours 😂 Buy a tow strap!You can help out so many people, and ofc others can help you too! Don't get too cocky and try to drive like Ken Block.You don't drive a rally car(most likely) and you don't have sponsors to pay for the damages 😂
My car is an AWD SUV and I swear it goes to bed and prays, "please let it snow overnight!" I have never seen a happier car than on snow days! And yes, watch out for the other guy!! I have avoided some serious accidents by having my eyes open and thinking ahead.
So, its my first winter as a driver, and we had our first snow while I was at work just 2 days ago. Time to head home 3 hours after snowfall began and the snow is now 2-3 inches deap, and decreased traction, etc. I roll into the driveway at about 15 mph and realize, that the bend up ahead seems like its more of a 10-12 at the most and theres a wall on the outer edge that I'm gonna hit if I don't make the turn and I can't slow down by much because its a downhill turn. I turn the steering wheel to the outside, pull the handbrake, turn back to the inside, and follow the curve as tight as I can (not as tight as I'd like, but ya know, ya do what you can) and I came close to the wall, but I got it into a neatly executed flick and kept on the corner, accelerated to straighten out after the bend and kept rollin'.
I’m a delivery driver in Colorado and I still drive my first car, it’s a 1999 Nissan Sentra XE so it’s basically a small light FWD beater. A few years ago when I was on the highway late at night during blizzard conditions, everyone was doing about 40mph and an 18 wheeler passed me on my right on my right doing well over that. The thing sprayed thick heavy snow all over my windshield completely covering it. I was completely blind The snow was too heavy for the wipers to move and then my back end started to slide. Fortunately since it was so late the roads were pretty empty so I had plenty of space and I decided to try something crazy. Instead of counter steering I let it slide all the way around and caught it after 180° and used the rear window to see where I was going, I was mislead by the fast and furious because when I tried putting it into reverse it made a horrible crunch that made me feel pretty stupid. Fortunately it didnt go into gear. At this point it had only been a few seconds and I was barely managing to keep it strait so I spun it back around and that was enough to slide the rest of the snow off the windshield. I would never have been able to do it without video games like GTA and Forza + I had some practice in empty parking lots.
Winter story ! 2016 Denver, Colorado traveling in my 2015 mustang with bridgestone blizzak ws80 tires trying to get home in the afternoon during a snow storm dumping heavy snow across the whole city.Get the the western side of the city on my road home where there is the two lane road very that very hilly. 4-5 cars stalled on one hill blocking one side up and you have to go around on the on coming side. To many cars coming down the other side and when its clear to go now im stuck. I get out of the car check what the road surface feels like under the car and simply roll the car down a few feet down, turn off traction control and power up the hill past the stuck 5 cars. You should have seen the look of the Subaru Legacy driver stuck in front of me. Cracks me up thinking about it to this day. Winter tires people ! They are everything you need them to be in winter weather.
I usually run my autox setup (with active stabilty control off) year round, I know my limits and the car's feel on that setup, got caught with my pants down this season in terms of snow tires, but did fine last night. Once you learn how your car "talks" to you on the limit. I've found for the most part the surface almost becomes an after thought lol
What is the snow cleaner you are using? It looks like a broomstick with a flat rubber pan on the end . . . and I want one. This video was also very informative. The learning to drive in an empty parking lot in the snow is so true.
Last April got caught by a snow event after put summers back on my brz. Fastest I could go without sliding around was about 20 not fun with everyone else on the highway doing like 50+.
