snow tires

[nasdiego@yahoo.com (mike)]

Dan , you'll be happy to know the mountain has had
five feet of snow already.We've had a few storms
lately, there's a foot on the ground around town.
Nokian's and Blizzak's are big here. I have
Wintermasters, dunno anything about em, a mid-priced
brand made in Canada. Don't bother with chains but
definitely get true winter tires all around.Studs
would be good, but not really necessary.You will be
driving on a packed snow surface until march-april(and
it will snow into June).You won't see blacktop but for
a few times between storms.They do not plow down to
the pavement or use salt.That black gravel that will
crack your windshield within a week of arrival is
called Scoria. You may want to change your oil before
you get here too. January means -10 most mornings,
worst I saw was -30.
Later, Mike


 

--- NarcolepticFlea@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/11/2002 4:23:27 PM Eastern
> Standard Time, brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net writes:
> 
> > If you are moving to the front range of Colorado
> and not in the hills, then just get good M&S rated
> tires and a set of cable chains. I lived in the
> Denver area for years and I never had a use for
> studded tires, but had the occasional use of 
> > the chains. my .02 
> >   
> 
> I'm actually moving to Steamboat Springs. I was
> thinking I might want to get a set of chains, at
> least for when I go over the Rockies but I've never
> used them before and have no idea about them.
> 
> Dan
> 
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=====
Mike
Steamboat Springs, CO
early '84
jh/4k/la7y

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