woodstove7 t1_irski15 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:40 PM

When my now wife and I were dating we came from CT to visit Burlington in the winter. Drove up and got surprised by some snow, just a couple of inches max. I was in a Toyota Yaris w snow tires. 89N was a bit of a mess and there were cars off the highway and one I’ll never forget was a Volvo wagon nearly vertically situated up a large rock. We never had a problem. In my experience snow tires on FWD > all wheel drive w all seasons.

1DollarOr1Million t1_irtd8nd wrote on October 10, 2022 at 9:59 PM

This. AWD is awesome, but it comes second to actually having any grip to begin with.

pkvh t1_isalfli wrote on October 14, 2022 at 2:39 PM

Awd helps you get uphill.

Snow tires help you stop going downhill.

1DollarOr1Million t1_isay7eu wrote on October 14, 2022 at 4:04 PM

My point was more of “AWD doesn’t matter if all 4 wheels are spinning”.

Jerry_Williams69 t1_irtfitf wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:16 PM

FWD is actually not bad in snow in general if you turn off the traction control.

Formal_Coyote_5004 t1_irvfknu wrote on October 11, 2022 at 10:22 AM

Also turn off traction control during mud season! I learned this in the spring. It was my first time living on an especially tough road. Lol

yafsyiasty t1_irvq3mp wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:20 PM

For cornering and stopping? Definitely. The going is not generally the concern though.