Just trying to get prepare for winter (how organised is that?!?!). On my SUV I've got all terrain tires. Do I still need to get winter tires or snow chains?
Thanks in advance

You are probably OK on All Seasons, Snow tires might make things a bit better in snow covered condiotions, but worse in wet/ mixed conditions as they are usually narrower with softer side walls, so cornering ability and stopping are affected.

I would leave it be and see how you get on in the snow first. Snow tires are not a substitute for common sense, thinking ahead and slowing down in bad conditions, but can help with better grip in extreme cold weather when regular rubber goes hard and doesnt grip to well. Dont know how extremely cold it gest in Kelowna in the winter?

AFAIK chains are illegal on road in most of Canada.

Is your SUV full time 4x4, selectable 4x4 or AWD? If its selectable it might be more worth it, buit the other two will find any grip there is.

Thanks mate. It's quite mild here in the winter, but we'll be driving up to the local ski resort fairly often in the winter and just wanted to make sure we'd be ok. I guess like you say we can try it and see how we get on.
It's a perminant 4x4 big thing

My missus has been driving on 4-season slicks since we got here six years ago and has yet to kill me. She came close to it last weekend but that was nothing to do with cars.

Menstrual again was she?? :scared:
I keep telling you dont let her have the sharp knives.

Not menstrual, no. It was more to do with my patiently and rather patronisingly (in retrospect) explaining to her how to use a compressed air nail gun. All the stuff about not pointing at your face or anyone else, the fact that it was a single-action trigger (no safety) etc etc.

I then gave her the nail gun and realised that I had made a bit of a tit of myself when her trigger finger went straight to the sort of safety position you might expect a seasoned soldier to adopt without even thinking about it.

I'd been lecturing a senior NCO on how to handle a gun. Fortunately she loves me, even my tit'ism.

LOL, your lucky she didnt use it to nail your "clackers" to the wall.


What happened to them anyway?

You planning winter trips over the Coke ? If so, even with SUV/4x4, then yes, get winters, pref. good studded ones. If no, save yer hard earned. Either way snow chains, no, not the most user friendly beasts to handle.

But if ya do get them, remember to take em off, we still have jerks driving around with studs on right now and it's 36 degrees ? Frickin loons, ever likely the roads are dusty and wearing out

Rich.

VERY fortunate
LOL.

What a great word

You serious? Even with my tires?
Maybe a couple of trips, but I expect Big White will be driven up to quite a bit, not too sure what Highway 33 is like in the winter yet.

Yeah man, I driven over it in heavy duty 4x4 truck, you ever seen the drifts way up on the top ? Like 15-20 feet high plus. Plows running 24/7, can't keep up. Sometimes closed hours at a time for avalanche blasting so you get to go the slow way round or sit and freeze half a day or more Worst bit of the Coke is the drop down towards 97 from Merrit, that bit gets wicked cos it's rarely plowed, not sure why but it's often down to one lane, multi-directional now that's serious brown panties time. Got advised that all deep winter Coke trips should be accompanied by serious breakdown/emergency kit hardly a big deal for $30-50 bucks, every dude needs a hard core emergency kit, flares and SAS survival blankets and crazy sh1t he he.

33 is usually OK but they get accidents all the time on that killer bend, locals and dickhead tourists in little skinny-tired hire cars, it was only closed once IIRC last winter but RCMP were letting 4x4's through at own risk, we know someone who lives just past killer bend, innit.

Besides, studded tires are proven to reduce risk of own-fault accidents, loss of control, etc. Make a bit more noise but so what, yer own trucks noisy enough eh ?

Rich.

My SUV has all seasons on, but I still found it "slidey" in the snow.
Hub (slap his wrists) has still got his snow tires on from the winter (No studs Rich 007) but snow tires non the less. Just forgot about swapping them........hardly seems worth it now. Could snow in a month or so !

Studded tires are supposedly 'illegal' in BC after I think April 1st, bizarre tho, another example of laws being 'vague guidelines' as it were

I've yet to see what my all season/all terrains are really like but they did OK on the FSR's last winter, Feb-March. The only thing I find is for round-town driving they seem a bit soft and spongey great on dry dusty rocky up/down trails tho.

Rich.

depends what u are planning on doing this winter, most of the ski hills require that you have snow tires or snow chains. If you drive the coq. you are again required to have one of these items, failure to do so can cause problems with ICBC should you have an accident. I have heard people who were not at fault in a collision being blamed because they were not in possession of the proper tires/chains....if u are just planning of driving around Kelowna then no worries.....though when it does get cold ( do not take last year as a good example) proper snow tires make a real difference when it comes to stopping distances....shop around there can be savings to be made!