So i am waking up to snow in the Seattle area. So far i can see about 3" outside and snow is tapering off. with 3" this area will be at a standstill for a while. this is mostly because we don't usually get much snow here . So you folks that get snow all the time, how much snow has to be on the ground before you don't venture out?
how much snow till you don't go out?
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3” is in the “did it snow?” catagory. Plow trucks are just starting to drop their plows.
Foot plus, ok probably staying home so i can shovel. At some point it comes down too fast for the trucks to keep up.
Now it doesn’t take much ice for me to stay home. Yesterday was bad; went out at 10am and we turned around. Nothing but glare ice. Waited a few hours for the roads to get better.
Foot plus, ok probably staying home so i can shovel. At some point it comes down too fast for the trucks to keep up.
Now it doesn’t take much ice for me to stay home. Yesterday was bad; went out at 10am and we turned around. Nothing but glare ice. Waited a few hours for the roads to get better.
Pretty much anything that's approaching impassible for a fwd car, which takes quite a bit of snow, will keep me home. That pretty much never happens where I live. The nice thing about this area is 1"+ of snow keeps most drivers off the roads, which makes it safer/easier when I do have to travel in inclement weather.
Once it gets to about 18 inches, even most 4x4s won't go anywhere.
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We love going out in deep snow, it would have to be too much for the Jeep or truck for me to not go out in it.
Our old Expedition:
Sometimes we get a decent dumping:
And this is my old '16 SRT back at my buddy's hunting camp:
My wife suffered lifelong debilitating injuries when someone crossed the center line in less than 1 inch of snow twelve years ago.
Slowing down is the most important maneuver for driving in less than perfect road conditions.
Guns Snow doesn't kill. Idiot drivers do. As PimTac alludes, take that to heart when deciding how much snow matters regarding driving in it.
Slowing down is the most important maneuver for driving in less than perfect road conditions.
My wife kept a salon appointment when there was a 19" snow on the ground but took my WRX. The main roads were okay but side streets weren't touched yet. The car was pushing snow and hitting the floor boards but it got off our unplowed street.
When I had a GTI I got stuck pulling out of my driveway and had to use a sick day for work. I got a good running start because I parked in my garage.
When I had a GTI I got stuck pulling out of my driveway and had to use a sick day for work. I got a good running start because I parked in my garage.
Most of our snows here in Omaha are pretty light. My house is also on a major street that is a snow route and my wife's job is also on a snow route and I work from home. There's not many places we need to go that aren't well-plowed. We may get a couple of decent 10" or higher snowfalls per year that we stay home for if we can but most are much lighter than that. When I had a 4x4 the heavier snows didn't usually keep us home either.
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Originally from NE Ohio. Now live in the south and I love it… it’s 73 degrees currently.
But to add to the OPs question. They shut everything down if they even call for any snow. It’s comical.
But to add to the OPs question. They shut everything down if they even call for any snow. It’s comical.
My wife is a teacher and I've had the capability to work from home for at least a decade. For all practical purposes, if school is called off, we just stay home.
Personally, there are two levels to what actually keeps me in. Local trips, there's little that would keep me home if I absolutely had to go out. My truck has 4WD and I keep snow tires on it for the winter. Getting stuck isn't much of a worry and there's not much serious risk on surface streets around here. We get enough snow that people generally know how to navigate it or are smart enough to stay home (I can't believe I just typed that).
If I were actually scheduled to travel someplace, like a visit to my in-laws, that required real highway travel, I'd make a call based on current conditions, predicted conditions, and wind speed/direction. Even with 4WD and snow tires, I'm not going to risk injury or property damage to travel if there's any way I could possibly postpone it.
Personally, there are two levels to what actually keeps me in. Local trips, there's little that would keep me home if I absolutely had to go out. My truck has 4WD and I keep snow tires on it for the winter. Getting stuck isn't much of a worry and there's not much serious risk on surface streets around here. We get enough snow that people generally know how to navigate it or are smart enough to stay home (I can't believe I just typed that).
If I were actually scheduled to travel someplace, like a visit to my in-laws, that required real highway travel, I'd make a call based on current conditions, predicted conditions, and wind speed/direction. Even with 4WD and snow tires, I'm not going to risk injury or property damage to travel if there's any way I could possibly postpone it.
Really need to distinguish between snow depth in your backyard vs the streets. If the streets are plowed, saying there's 12" or 24" or more really means nothing.
I do understand the issue in areas that get snow rarely enough that the cities, counties, etc don't even have snowplows, salt trucks, etc not to mention that the majority of residents have zero experience driving on snow or ice. That said, I would have never guessed that Seattle doesn't really get snow.
I do understand the issue in areas that get snow rarely enough that the cities, counties, etc don't even have snowplows, salt trucks, etc not to mention that the majority of residents have zero experience driving on snow or ice. That said, I would have never guessed that Seattle doesn't really get snow.
10+ inches of snow and I cannot get through it.
That's the clearance height I have on my car.
I enjoy driving in the snow around here. When there's hardly anyone at all on the roads. It's quite nice. Seeing the local area in the snow and snow is falling is cool to see.
That's the clearance height I have on my car.
I enjoy driving in the snow around here. When there's hardly anyone at all on the roads. It's quite nice. Seeing the local area in the snow and snow is falling is cool to see.
Don't know. Rarely snows here. 72F today. 
The truth is that it snows pretty much every year here. Granted it’s not Buffalo NY but still a comedy when it does.
