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.
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 need a better winter car... 4934The Malt Hound bank Fred, you are a knowledgeable guy but you are wrong on this one. You are guaranteed to get stuck if you insist on plowing through snow that...
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.
