"Bradburn Fentress" > wrote in message
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>
> Interesting. I live above Vail Colorado. We see a lot of snow. We've been
> seeing a lot of snow all our lives. We are somewhat used to a lot of snow.
> Yet no one around here is able to plow down the road in their 3,500 lb car
> in over the bumper snow with the ease you suggest New Englanders enjoy.

Same in Northern Scotland.

> I don't buy it. In snow as deep as being spoken about here, cars tend to
> ride up and lose all or some of the contact patch. It's just the way it
> works when a car has limited clearance in deep snow.

I agree, and I've driven in snow deep enough to get my 2500kg landrover
4.0V8 beached out and going nowhere!

> Plus, I don't think Hakka's are the best snow tires for where I live
> anyway
> (to keep context correct, the tires I have owned were the Hakkapelita Q).
> They are pretty effective in fresh snow (braking, acceleration), crappy in
> slush or heavily wetted snow and lateral traction in any snow is about as
> bad as I have ever experienced which cause them to not track well. Superb
> ice tire though. I got the sense the tire is designed for conditions where
> the temps are uncommonly low all the time and every snow fall eventually
> becomes hardpack and then ice. I can imagine these tires are spectacular
> in that kind of condition.
>
> For my money, for the area where I live, the Blizzak MZ-02 seems to suit
> the
> conditions best. But only when the car in question can maintain the
> contact
> patch.

When it snows heavy here, the best tyres for my landrover are...... Leave
it at hom and take the Landy to work! ;-)
Badger.