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Originally Posted by Fastship
Often the winter roads become overwhelmed with snow and will then be graded but so long as there is a solid and even surface underneath I imagine you can plough through? Like I say, never done it so I can only imagine.
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How deep snow it’s possible to drive in depends on several factors. If the snow is light, the traction is good, the surface is even, your skills are good and you are lucky you can plough through pretty deep snow. Normally we have these conditions 2-3 days every winter where I live.
If the snow is heavy or there has been cold after a warm period you might get problems even if it’s not much snow. A few weeks ago I used 6 hours to cover less then a km, with a light KTM EXC with no luggage and the best tires you can get.
You will never know how deep the snow is in front of you, snow evens out the surface and suddenly it can be pretty deep. It also camouflages ruts, potholes and stones, sometimes you have to guess where the road/track goes.
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Originally Posted by Fastship
Ice grip and traction seems no problem with these for tyres:
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I use tires like that (Trelleborg/Mitas with 7 mm studs) and as you say grip on ice is excellent, better then you get with slicks on tarmac. But usually you don’t drive on ice and the tires are lethal on tarmac/concrete.
When it comes to overlanding I would say that travelling in deep snow on remote places is high-risk. If the weather turns bad you might be stuck for days, or weeks, or months. Can you handle it? How cold can it get? Will your bike handle it?
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