Rate yourself (and be honest) as a driver on snow and/or ice

YellowSnow

dannarc

Level II - Competent, but nothing speshial

Now that I live in snow country, my driving has improved. When I get overconfident and complacent is usually when this happens

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

dannarc said:

Now that I live in snow country, my driving has improved. When I get overconfident and complacent is usually when this happens

Overconfidence can get you sideways in a hurry.

My biggest strength is experience having grown up in serious snow cuntry and then moving back to it. I don't know if I quite have 10,000 hours in of snow driving, but it's definitely a "10,000 hour rule" type of skill where everything becomes 2nd nature and muscle memory.

My biggest weakness, is that I've had a lot of time to get my guys in there and I've always had good 4WD or AWD vehicles and good tires. My time logged in 2WD with shitty tires in snow/ice is more limited.

BennyBeaver

Level II - Competent, but nothing speshial

It’s not the going, it’s the stopping.

Doog_de_Jour

Level I Beginner - I make bitchy sounds at the first loss of traction

I used to be a Level III, but living in Bellevue and WFH made me soft.

But that’s about to change.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

Doog_de_Jour said:

I used to be a Level III, but living in Bellevue and WFH made me soft.

But that’s about to change.

Whut? Pray tell.

RaceBannon

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

On the way to the 91 Rose Bowl after the 90 season (Hi MIke) we went single file through the Siskiyou mountains in a heavy snow storm

Fishpo31

Level II - Competent, but nothing speshial

Living in Spokane (and EWA) for so long, I used to be pretty good. About 20 years ago, upon returning from Mazatlan about 11 PM on Christmas Eve, I decided it would be a good idea to drive to the Tri Cities so I could see my Dad (was in a nursing home) for Christmas. On Snoqualmie pass, the car in front of me did a 360. I still don't know how I did it, but I passed him at the 180 (not willingly, mind you) and skated through. After that, I became a lot less aggressive. Now, where I live, I don't leave the house until our hill has been plowed. I experienced a 1000 ft slide a couple days after moving in, and that was it for me.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

BennyBeaver said:

It’s not the going, it’s the stopping.

Back in my shitty Maple Leaf real estate phase - shout out to @Laocoön - we were basically the highest elevation (not altitude @MikeDamone ) in all of Seattle. We used to get double the amount of snow as my Green Lake bruthas and sistas. I always found Roosevelt to be a safe snow day route. Bus line, so it gets plowed first, and heading from the top of the hill south, it was fairly low angle.

Doog_de_Jour

Level I Beginner - I make bitchy sounds at the first loss of traction

YellowSnow said:

Doog_de_Jour said:

I used to be a Level III, but living in Bellevue and WFH made me soft.

But that’s about to change.

Whut? Pray tell.

I would say more, but I’m trying to elude @Swaye.

Fishpo31

Level II - Competent, but nothing speshial

We are looking at going to Cle Elum for Christmas (Daughter and s-i-l bought a house)...It has become a sore subject, because I have never owned chains, and have never put them on a vehicle. My wife used to chain up to drive from her home, in Bellevue, to her office, also in Bellevue. When we coupled, I told her no more rear wheel drive cars (BMW)...

pawz

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

I don't let others drive when snow is on the ground. I do it.

Mostly you control the vehicle with gas, not the brake.



Long tim ago I had a pizza delivery job. They obligated a car topper. It started snowing in the middle of my shift and put a good 3" on the ground in about an hour. I was taking out an order and had to cut through a transit center. Started my turn and grabbed the E-Brake to "get my ass-end around quicker". I drove straight out of the turn. I guess I did it right because at that moment I looked left and a guy waiting for a bus started clapping for me.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

pawz said:

I don't let others drive when snow is on the ground. I do it.

Mostly you control the vehicle with gas, not the brake.



Long tim ago I had a pizza delivery job. They obligated a car topper. It started snowing in the middle of my shift and put a good 3" on the ground in about an hour. I was taking out an order and had to cut through a transit center. Started my turn and grabbed the E-Brake to "get my ass-end around quicker". I drove straight out of the turn. I guess I did it right because at that moment I looked left and a guy waiting for a bus started clapping for me.

You still need to get some snow tyres bruh.

pawz

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

YellowSnow said:

pawz said:

I don't let others drive when snow is on the ground. I do it.

Mostly you control the vehicle with gas, not the brake.



Long tim ago I had a pizza delivery job. They obligated a car topper. It started snowing in the middle of my shift and put a good 3" on the ground in about an hour. I was taking out an order and had to cut through a transit center. Started my turn and grabbed the E-Brake to "get my ass-end around quicker". I drove straight out of the turn. I guess I did it right because at that moment I looked left and a guy waiting for a bus started clapping for me.

You still need to get some snow tyres bruh.

HAHA. I'm literally walking back over to the Tire store to pick my vehicle up.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

RaceBannon said:

On the way to the 91 Rose Bowl after the 90 season (Hi MIke) we went single file through the Siskiyou mountains in a heavy snow storm

RaceBannon

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

Not Donner Pass bro

PurpleThrobber

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

The Throbber has to be Andretti on snow because the rest of you fucks think you are

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

RaceBannon said:

Not Donner Pass bro

True. But there's no readily accessible stuck in the snow in the 1800s images of Siskous. C' est la vie.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

PurpleThrobber said:

The Throbber has to be Andretti on snow because the rest of you fucks think you are

You don't gotta worry about me. But those others guys are fags!

dflea

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

You wouldn't believe the shit I drive through to go fishing in the winter. People say no fish is worth risking your life for, but those people are pussies who don't have fish in the freezer.

YellowSnow

Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving

dflea said:

You wouldn't believe the shit I drive through to go fishing in the winter. People say no fish is worth risking your life for, but those people are pussies who don't have fish in the freezer.

Can confirm.