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Rate yourself (and be honest) as a driver on snow and/or ice
YellowSnow
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Rate yourself (and be honest) as a driver on snow and/or ice 43 votes
Level I Beginner - I make bitchy sounds at the first loss of traction
2%
1 vote
Level II - Competent, but nothing speshial
48%
21 votes
Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving
48%
21 votes
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Level II - Competent, but nothing speshialNow that I live in snow country, my driving has improved. When I get overconfident and complacent is usually when this happens
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Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving
Overconfidence can get you sideways in a hurry.dannarc said:Now that I live in snow country, my driving has improved. When I get overconfident and complacent is usually when this happens
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. -
Level II - Competent, but nothing speshialIt’s not the going, it’s the stopping.
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Level I Beginner - I make bitchy sounds at the first loss of tractionI used to be a Level III, but living in Bellevue and WFH made me soft.
But that’s about to change.
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Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving
Whut? Pray tell.Doog_de_Jour said:I used to be a Level III, but living in Bellevue and WFH made me soft.
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Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow drivingOn 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
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Level II - Competent, but nothing speshialLiving 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.
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Level III Expert - I'm basically Mario Andretti of snow driving
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.BennyBeaver said:It’s not the going, it’s the stopping.
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Level I Beginner - I make bitchy sounds at the first loss of traction
I would say more, but I’m trying to elude @Swaye.YellowSnow said:
Whut? Pray tell. -
Level II - Competent, but nothing speshialWe 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)...
