Cirrus Killer? Cessna just doesn't get it...

You're certainly right about ground clearance for deep snow. I don't
off-road in the Subaru -- I have skis for that. I do however drive long
distances in blizzards. Last Xmas I caught a storm at Tahoe, skied two days
of powder in it, surfed it across to Utah, skied pow at Alta, surfed across
to Steamboat and skied two more days of Colorado pow. One storm, five days
of untracked powder, 1000 miles of snowpacked roads at night, and never saw
the sun. And never got sideways in the Subaru.

My idea of heaven.

Seth
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Seth Masia wrote:

You'd better look up "coefficient of friction" in a physics text.

I've driven plenty of rented SUVs in snow, in mountain rangers across the
continent and around the world -- and none of them handles, goes or stops
as well as my 98 Subaru with IRS and Michelin snow tires.

I've driven a number of Subarus and also trucks and SUVS. My K1500 will
go through deep, wet snow much better than any Subaru. That simple reason
is ground clearance. I have about twice what a Sub has. If you really
believe that this doesn't make a difference, then your experience is much
more limited than you claim. Sure, in 5" of snow, the Sub will perform as
well or better. But in 12" of snow, the tables turn. My truck is barely
dragging at that point, but the Sub is pushing 5" or so of snow.


Matt