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comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  3479 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 5, 2015

Slightly less mountainous, but Wisconsin gets a fair bit of snow. Having good tires is definitely helpful. If you can swing it, snow tires are even better, but there's cost and storage of extra tires that can be a problem.

If you're worried about getting stuck, an oldie but a goodie is tell someone where you're going, what route you're taking and when you expect to get there. That way if you get stuck along the way people will know you're missing and where to look for you.

When the weather is bad, keep your gas tank more full. I've seen suggestions of not letting it get below 1/2. That way if you get stuck you can run the engine to keep warm.