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SNOW AND ICE
SNOW ICE
Navigating snow can be a lot like navigating Never slam on your brakes, as this will inevitably
mud and other loose conditions. It’s important cause your vehicle to skid. If your vehicle begins
to maintain momentum. If you lose momentum to skid, back off the brakes while turning into
in snow, you’ll likely end up stuck. If you do stop, the slide. Stay calm and do your best not to over-
avoid spinning your tires as this will create ruts correct as this can lead to a spin or worse. When
your vehicle is unable to escape. Every vehicle has driving at or near freezing temperatures, watch
limited clearance and there are times when snow out for black ice. This occurs when rain or melting
is just too deep to navigate. If your undercarriage snow freezes and forms a thin invisible layer of
is touching snow, it may act like a plow, piling up ice over the pavement creating a dangerous icy
snow until you can no longer move. Snow can condition.
be tricky because it covers ruts, rocks and other
obstacles normally seen in the summer months. TRAIL GUIDE TIP
If you regularly run in ice and snow, on or off pavement,
consider a winter-rated tire. Look for the three-peak
snowflake symbol, classifying a tire as a winter-rated tire,
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