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SJ
12-23-2002, 02:40 PM
Winter brought us another storm and about 5' of the powdery stuff. We live on a steep and narrow mountain road, so I'm always a big fan of traction.

Making a long story short; the H2 simply grips all the way up/down our hill. I didn't have time to plow our road, but the H2 powered through the few powdery walls that it confronted. It's a keeper! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Also, saved a poor little BMW X5 and was smacked by a Chevy Trailblazer [no damage to the H2, despite the rather loud pop].
SJ
12-23-2002, 02:40 PM
Winter brought us another storm and about 5' of the powdery stuff. We live on a steep and narrow mountain road, so I'm always a big fan of traction.

Making a long story short; the H2 simply grips all the way up/down our hill. I didn't have time to plow our road, but the H2 powered through the few powdery walls that it confronted. It's a keeper! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Also, saved a poor little BMW X5 and was smacked by a Chevy Trailblazer [no damage to the H2, despite the rather loud pop].
TJB
12-23-2002, 03:48 PM
I am glad to hear how well it did. I am headed up to Montana the day after x-mas, and hoping that the snow doesn't present a problem.
Any advice about the snow chain issue. I think that I will carry a pair, even though they don't fit, just to make it legal in California.

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SJ
12-23-2002, 03:57 PM
TJB:

You should be fine heading to Montana. I go to Missoula every 4 months or so and as long as you adhere to the major arteries/roads, I don't forsee any issues. The State Authority does a great job of keeping the roads clear up there; perhaps because there aren't many other jobs to be had - J/K. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I travel back and forth from the Bay Area to Tahoe on Highway 80 all the time. The CHP had a chain check enforced this weekend during the storm and they took one look at my tires and waved me through.

If you have M + S tires, you should be OK without chains. I cannot speak for Idaho's enforcement [en route to Montana], as I have always crossed-through that State at times when the road is entirely clear.
TS
12-23-2002, 04:49 PM
I was in Northshore the weekend of the first big storm a couple of weekends ago, glad I had the H2.. my friends couldnt get their Subaru out of their driveway, so I had to go "rescue" them. I'll be in southshore for new years, looking forward to some snow driving again. The H2 was really stable, even in 40mph cross winds over Donner Summit.
TJB
12-23-2002, 05:18 PM
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Thanks for the help. I thought it would be no problem.
SONA
12-24-2002, 11:54 AM
would love to see some pics of a H2 in some deep snow, doing that thing...

"Let me show you my gun collection"
TJB
12-26-2002, 01:46 AM
Sounds great. Once I get back, and IF they have some good snow up there, I will post pics. My sons mother has friends up their who do alot of 4X4 in the winter. Will hook up with them and will bring a camera.
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bklynh2srock
12-28-2002, 09:03 PM
Had the H2 in 2 feet of our lovely "Vermont Cee-ment" this weekend (nothing like your light, powdery stuff, SJ -- we're jealous), and it just powered through the unplowed. Funny, we've had a place in VT for years and never looked for stuff to explore, but now, we're loaded with topo maps and ready to go.