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First time driving in snow..tips?

11K views 37 replies 22 participants last post by  Nhwheelman 
So much good advice from everyone that I don't have much to add. But definitely like the advice above regarding a parking lot if possible. I spent 9 years up in Alaska, so I'm plenty used to driving in snow now, but I grew up in Texas so my first winter up in Alaska I was terrified to drive the first time it snowed. I went to an empty parking lot, though, and got a halfway decent feel for it after a bit, which helped enormously.
And a big huge echo for especially being careful about stopping, especially when going downhill. I remember times when I was crawling along in single digits approaching an icy intersection and having the car just slide and slide and slide along for way longer than I expected, so I got used to pretending I needed to stop well before I needed to, just factoring in any possible slippage.
Anyway, hope it's a super fun trip!
 
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