Snow traction

[VersaMG08]

So on Sunday, it was 68 F outside, almost 70 F. Today it was 51 degrees, cloudy, the temperature plummeted later on in the afternoon and it started snowing around 6 PM. There is already 3 inches on the ground and the streets. Tomorrow, it is suppose to be 32 degrees and sunny! God, I hate the weather in Colorado, it doesn't have consistancy.

I'm not worried about the snow much, just other people driving in it. I'm surprised the continental tires are holding up compared to the Falkin's I had on my Civic I had before. Those had no control in the snow at all. What's the weather like in your area?

[Knightro2]

HA! That's what it is like in Florida minus the snow. I call this "Florida's Pregnant Woman" time of the year. Hot...cold....hot...cold...hot...hot...hot...cold...hot...cold.Hard to get in the Xmas spirit when it is 80+ degrees outside. One year it was 95 degrees on Xmas day!

[frankoV]

Try this one:

-4F [-22 wind chill] Monday at 6 am

+7F Tuesday at 6 am, light snow

+26F Tuesday at 4 pm, lotsa snow

Forecast:

+32F Tuesday at 7 pm, more snow

+32F Tuesday at 9 pm, freezing rain

+28F Wednesday at 4 am, freezing rain turning to snow

+23F Wednesday at 8 am, snow ending

15mm of rain expected [sorry, can't convert]

[DejaWiz]

The weather here is mimicking a roller coaster....

Today: 27F overcast w/ AM flurries

Tomorrow: 37F

Thurs: 42F

Fri: 42F

Sat: 49F

Sun: 41F w/snow, ice, rain mix

Mon: 18F

Tue: 27F

Wed: 32F

Thu: 28F

[Driving Instructor]

Whimps! lol

Variable cloudiness Mainly sunny Cloudy periods Light snow Temp. -29°C -29°C -20°C -21°C Wind NW 5km/h SW 5km/h SE 5km/h E 10km/h Humidity 75% 75% 64% 78% P.O.P. 20% 0% 10% 70% Snow - - - 1-3 cm

[DejaWiz]

Whimps! lol

I never said it was cold here...... LOL

Shoot, I haven't even gotten out my winter coat and gloves yet. Still wearing a thinly-lined hooded spring/fall jacket.

[frankoV]

Whimps! lol

Variable cloudiness Mainly sunny Cloudy periods Light snow Temp. -29°C -29°C -20°C -21°C Wind NW 5km/h SW 5km/h SE 5km/h E 10km/h Humidity 75% 75% 64% 78% P.O.P. 20% 0% 10% 70% Snow - - - 1-3 cm

Hey, you can always dress for the weather [as I did lo those many years I lived in Winnipeg], but yesterday was just pathetic. As was the crust of ice I had to scrape off my windshield after I scraped the ice and snow off to get to it.

Brutal drive in today: 20 cm of snow [8", for those who don't speak Canadian] followed by freezing rain and then a bit more snow] . . . back roads not cleared, main road just barely . . . and bus drivers went on strike at midnight. My normal 7 km [about 5 mile] drive to the office took 58 minutes. Just glad I don't work downtown!

[7speed]

Wow ^^^ that's brutal. We only got about 15cm of snow on Sat, and only a trace since then. No rain or freezing rain (thank goodness).

Forecast in C:

Today (Wed): 6 ClearTomorrow: 2 ClearFriday: 1 Flurries (10cm expected)Saturday: -17 ClearSunday: -22 ClearMonday: -13 Clear

Chinooks are the only things that make Calgary winter's tolerable for me.

[matgaz]

2 words : winter tires

Any good set of winter tires will make any car driving in the snow a breeze.

That being, out of having the ABS kicking in all the time (for me at leat, not my wife), I love the car in the snow, very stable.

[Ginsu]

My Conti's were okay in November, but have sucked *** the past two weeks. I've been spinning my wheels and sliding at every intersection and I'm crawling at a snail's pace. I wish I had some extra cash right now for winter tires... maybe in January....

[matgaz]

The conti's never made it on my car.

I had set of brand new Michelin Destiny from my previous car. My X-ice winters were also on that same car.

[lordthygod]

buffalo new york here, so random 6 foot snow storms each winter. in general the versa is pretty good with the snow, but beware of rutts on the highway, last year i was driving down the 400 and everything was going fine, there was about oh....5 inches of very dense and wet snow, everything was going fine, but i noticed that i could only be in one rut at a time given the size difference between me and all the trucks that had come before me, all was fine and well until i saw that there were suddenly 2 sets of tracks, and they swapped lanes.. i knew before i hit them what was gonna happen, so i looked over and ade sure everyone had there seat belts on tight. Then the versa gets ripped to left about 30 deg@60, and this is right before a nice long bridge, so i have to bounce it back and forth right and left for about a half mile until i'm passed any obstructions, and i spun it to the left and came to a complete stop parallel to the guardrails about 6 inches from the. As my passangers are still freaking out i roll down my to talk to the jeep that had watched all this behind me, "hows it going(me)" "not too bad, you guys all al right(him)" "yea were fine(me)""you did that pretty good, how old are you?"(him)"just turned 22"(me)"22?!?, how the hell(cuckling, and walks back to his car"My point being even if you get the versa out of shape you can get it back from the brink of disaster, just be calm and think about what your doing. IF you have to bounce it back and for for a lil bit to make sure you can do it safely DO IT, but that also said, if you knwo you wont be able to get it back, MAKE DAMN SURE you pick the lesser of evils, a mailbox is alot less damageing than a tree or a house

[J. Reid]

My Conti's were okay in November, but have sucked *** the past two weeks. I've been spinning my wheels and sliding at every intersection and I'm crawling at a snail's pace. I wish I had some extra cash right now for winter tires... maybe in January....

I've been spinning lots with the stock tires on as well the past few days. No real problems sliding when driving or coming to a stop, its just the getting going again thats been the fun part.

I've got winter tires on back order, none of the shops I checked in Calgary had any in stock that fit the Versa when I started looking last week. Decided to get a second set of rims as well for them, don't got TPMS on my V so it won't be too bad to swap them out come spring.

[Ginsu]

Quebec, man. Their new law came into effect this week. They're causing a shortage of winter tires all across the country. You can't get anything in common sizes.

[Sonofasailor]

Hey Ginsu,

I was wondering if that was you holding up traffic. Slip, Slidin away.

I have to say I don't regret putting on winters. Put on Pirelli Winter Ice Carving tires, maybe should have studded. Excellent traction as is without the road noise.

[albertbro206]

After Wednesday's no show of a storm hitting Seattle but everywhere else we finally got the expected storm/snow accumulation yesterday. Not tons, but 3-4 inches of the wet slushy variety.

Today, it's just dry but cold (27 F). I stayed home yesterday with the exception getting my old Subaru Legacy over to my Dad's place.Took the Versa out and even with the Conti's I was able to get around without any trouble.