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MitchB · 02-10-2013, 07:29 AM

A week after Hurricane Sandy we had an unusual early snow. On a couple of unplowed inches, I couldn't get up a mild grade in Northern Westchester County, and in fact, suffered a slow perpendicular slide off the road. Luckily, two massive Hydro-Quebec trucks that were in the area providing post Sandy support, came down the road, attached a cable and pulled me out of the ditch. Vive le Québec.

Heeding this early warning, I purchased 4 Blizzack WS70s on steel wheels from tirerack.com ($842.68 delivered), and mounted them several weeks ago. In the recent 10" storm, with two cases of wine in the trunk for added weight, my BRZS performed well. I live in a hilly area of NYC (yes, there are). Traveling behind several rwd vans and SUVs that were sliding, fishtailing and having trouble going uphill, I had complete control, steady acceleration and firm grip.

I'd say that if you drive your BRZ in snow (going skiing?), you must have snows mounted.

02-10-2013, 07:29 AM	#46
MitchB Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited, 6MT, GBS Location: the Bronx Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Not so bad if you have snow tires. A week after Hurricane Sandy we had an unusual early snow. On a couple of unplowed inches, I couldn't get up a mild grade in Northern Westchester County, and in fact, suffered a slow perpendicular slide off the road. Luckily, two massive Hydro-Quebec trucks that were in the area providing post Sandy support, came down the road, attached a cable and pulled me out of the ditch. Vive le Québec. Heeding this early warning, I purchased 4 Blizzack WS70s on steel wheels from tirerack.com ($842.68 delivered), and mounted them several weeks ago. In the recent 10" storm, with two cases of wine in the trunk for added weight, my BRZS performed well. I live in a hilly area of NYC (yes, there are). Traveling behind several rwd vans and SUVs that were sliding, fishtailing and having trouble going uphill, I had complete control, steady acceleration and firm grip. I'd say that if you drive your BRZ in snow (going skiing?), you must have snows mounted.