Snow in the forecast... Change tires?

[benyl]

So, about 2 days after the last dump, I went back to summers.

My brother says it is dumping so much in Lake Louise that they are closing the highway or it is already closed. He also said that he heard on the radio that they are already sanding the bridges in anticipation of the snow that is coming.

The brutal part is that it is supposed to be 9 degrees on Sunday...

443 lbft eats winter tires on dry pavement (how are those winters rage2?)

So who else is going to swap tonight?

[nonlinear]

i wouldn't. we're not getting much overnight, and it's supposed to be 3 on sat and 11 on sunday.

[benyl]

This says 5 cms.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caab0049

[blownz]

Fuck me. I am driving to Calgary tomorrow when Edmonton is supposed to be plus 1 and sunny. And the worst is that I will be in some rental suv with no winter tires like my suv.

In response to your post though, if it is easy for you to swap your tires I would do it if you need to drive the car tomorrow morning. Looks like a decent amount of snow overnight. You can always swap them back after work.

[LongCity]

I've been wanting to switch back to all seasons for a while now. Had winters on the Monday after the two big snowfalls and it's been dry all but 1 or 2 days since with temperatures in the pluses during the day, everyday!

[nonlinear]

[benyl]

Haha, yeah, I guess I am going out now to do it. Got to do both cars! Dammit!

Better safe than sorry!

[rage2]

Originally posted by benyl
443 lbft eats winter tires on dry pavement (how are those winters rage2?)

Uhh, I'm at 1800km's, and I'm about 1/2 done my rears.

[Redlyne_mr2]

FInally snow.

[2000TL]

I was thinking the same thing. I just finished swapping back to winters right now.

[Bigchuckers]

sticking to my summers still, not ready to give up on nice fall weather. most of the snow on the road will melt as the ground is still warm. with all the chinnoks we get in calgary, until it really gets snowy and cold, summers it is..

[atgilchrist]

Originally posted by rage2

Uhh, I'm at 1800km's, and I'm about 1/2 done my rears.

Wouldn't have anything to do with "testing" the performance capabilities of the new ride, would it?

[rage2]

Originally posted by atgilchrist
Wouldn't have anything to do with "testing" the performance capabilities of the new ride, would it?

I've been driving pretty normal. Traction on all the time, no wheelspin. This car just eats tires!

[95teetee]

Originally posted by Bigchuckers
sticking to my summers still, not ready to give up on nice fall weather.

this.

Besides, I can get by on my g-forces if it snows anyway. Sort of

[sputnik]

Originally posted by benyl
This says 5 cms.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caab0049

Says less than 1cm now.

[1-Bar]

hope you haven't changed 2 sets of wheels Benyl.....

[benyl]

I only changed one. haha. Stupid ass weather network!

[Aleks]

I've been on snow tires since that first dump. I am too lazy to do go back and forth all the time

[freshprince1]

I was practically blizzardinng in Okotoks this morning. So I took the wife's SUV...got to the highway and it was bone dry.

[almerick]

There was a very very very small amount of snow in the hamptons, everywhere else is dry