Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Snow

I would not call those few flakes "snow"
If one knows how to ride a bike - no problem, but one has to use the brain too.

Thought you might say that Steve!
Not tried my little coupe in the snow, but on 205s (rather than the silly wider versions) I expect it to move. A bit!

As Keith commented, make sure you have really good insurance and don't go on the Black runs....

My feeling is that if it is fairly dry snow you can get away with just snow tyres but if it is wet and icy you really need chains and a lot of care. I rather like the look of these, another Italian invention and very expensive but they look quite effective.

http://www.blumec.it/

They look excellent. To get grip like that on an ice rink is amazing.

As it happened the trip up the mountain last night was quite challenging. It was snowing quite heavily at Geneva airport & my daughter's flight was delayed 2 1/2 hours, so we didn't leave until quarter to one. By the time we got to the bottom of the mountain the snow was already very deep on the road. I was really delighted with the performance of my A class 4matic with Michelin Alpin Pilot snow tyres but no chains. It breezed up the mountain feeling safe, planted and controlled all the way, acting as a snowplough a fair bit of the time. The autobox really seemed to get it right the whole way up, so I was able to just concentrate on throttle and steering. Top marks.

I bought a set online from tyreman with alloys for £1k 7 years ago. They were narrower with taller side walls. My car had the AMG kit complete with low profiles tyres as standard.

I bought a complete set for my SLC this year for €1062. They were Pirelli Sottozero 3 tyres 225/45 R17 on 7" pattern alloys, and included €184 for the tyre pressure captors. I decided not to go with the 245/40 tyres on 8" rims at the rear (as is on the standard car) as slightly narrower seemed a good idea for use in snow, and is the setup suggested by Mercedes Switzerland.

Did you manage to sell these in the end?

Now that's what you call snow - reminds me of our years working in Germany.

A famous downhill race in the Skiing World Cup has been cancelled - because there has been too much snow.
Saturday's race at the Lauberhorn course in Wengen, Switzerland, was dropped after more than 40cm (16in) of snow fell overnight.
Crews worked through the night but were unable to prepare the piste in time.
After a dry start to the ski season in December, resorts are now dealing with heavy flurries as a cold snap grips Europe.
The Lauberhorn course is the longest downhill run in the world, and racers can reach speeds of 160km per hour (100 miles per hour).
The heavy snow was accompanied by powerful winds, complicating preparations, and eventually forcing organisers to admit the race could not be held safely.

Be careful what you wish for ..