Best tyres for snow

[muddyjames]

So now we have snow which tyres are best?

I have a set of bfg at's and a set of grizzley claws.

My thinking is grizzlies will be best in fresh snow as it will bite into the snow better but once the snow is compacted and into ice the bfg's will be better as more surface area.

Come on you experts, am I wrong or right?

[davidlandy]

i reckon ATs would be best

[extreme90]

i also say a/t's
last year my simex were great on fresh snow, but absolutely embarrasing in the compact stuff until i let them right down, then they just broke it up and gripped
dan

[hrox]

same goes for sand....  with soft ground the tyres dig in and grip which you dont want with either snow or sand so i would go with the least agressive tyres so at's would be my choice.

[Lugslandrovers]

In France in the Alps the French use very narrow tyres . Also rally cars use narrow tyres in snow
Suggest AT's or Mt's but if you realy want grip keep them narrow.

[Lumbering Jack]

In France in the Alps the French use very narrow tyres . Also rally cars use narrow tyres in snow
Suggest AT's or Mt's but if you realy want grip keep them narrow.

I'd heard that narrow was best too.  

Thing with snow is that a lot of it is down to technique too,  the best tyres in the world won't save you if your driving like a nutter.    :twisted:

[rollazuki]

Studded, cant be beat!

[Bush Tucker Man]

In France in the Alps the French use very narrow tyres . Also rally cars use narrow tyres in snow
Suggest AT's or Mt's but if you realy want grip keep them narrow.

I'd heard that narrow was best too.  

Thing with snow is that a lot of it is down to technique too,  the best tyres in the world won't save you if your driving like a nutter.    :twisted:

Yes, but all those studs help a great deal :lol:
What is it?, something like 300 per tyre?? (giving the contact area of roughly a 2p piece!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Disco Matt]

A/Ts are great on snow - no trouble at all with mine, even when I went looking for interestingly snowy bits to play in!

For normal cars, narrow tyres and a sensitive right foot will keep you out of trouble. Turning traction control off can help depending on the vehicle.

[crazymac]

The thing to remember about snow as well is the steering guard!!!!

When you are hitting large drifts the steering guard tends to lift the front of the vehicle loosing you traction :oops:  I know this cos it took me an hour to dig myself out last winter :roll:

[lurch_917]

tyers dont take the place of good driving skills plan ahead and drive according to the conditions lad and youl be ok

[Disco Matt]

True - but the right tyre choice makes life a lot easier! Mine had road tyres on when I got it, they were a pain on snow as they just tended to slide. The BFG A/Ts are a lot grippier and more predictable too.

[SnakeLogic]

I had a set of Pirelli snow tyres on last year and had no troubles at all, but I really don't like how they feel slippery on dry tarmac.  I've got A/Ts on now and plan to keep them on all winter.

[Range Rover Blues]

General wisdom is that the BFG A/T is one of the best tyres going for snow.  If you think about it, the tread is there to displace the snow/slush and let your tyre get down to the tarmac and that's when you need a good tyre, wet weather grip in the cold.

[clbarclay]

There is snow and then there is snow.

Events like the Crosiere Blanche require mud terrains and chains and the tyres on the pickup Clarkson drove to the north pole weren't exactly all terrains either.

Roads with churned and compacted/icy snow though can be very different, narrow tyres (high pressure) seem to work best, but for winter driving there is not much that compares to a full set of chain for when it gets bad (though obviously spiked tyres are better at higher speed)

[Tyke]

General wisdom is that the BFG A/T is one of the best tyres going for snow

A few of us did a good laning trip, up the Dales, in last winters snow . . . . generally, the trucks fitted with AT's coped better than those with muds . . . . but it took those with MT's to pull the AT's out when they got proper stuck . . . . :P


All depends on what's under the snow . . . . I was impressed by the AT's peformance though, given the conditions at the time . . . certainly on the roads.