Road conditions in Tahoe area?
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Road conditions in Tahoe area?
I'll be driving to the Tahoe area in a couple of weeks. I am wondering what the roads are like over there. I know there is a lot of snow there and I've heard rumors that the OEM tires (I have the 8090s, though, not the traditional OEM tires)) are really bad in snow. Is that something I have to worry about over there? Or do they keep the roads fairly clear (because of tourist traffic)?
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They are bad. I drove up there with the 8090s too when the road was a bit icy. Luckily I was on the small road leading to Sierra and had some slipping and drifting in the back. Heh, going 10 mph on a 35 zone with 500 cars on your tail horning you was also interesting. (thank you dsc!) But yeah..the roads are usually clear. In 2 weeks hopefully there wont be anymore winter storm warnings in effect for you. Just a lot of mud, dirt, rock chips and crazy SUV drivers after you.
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thats what she said
I have the standard 16 inch rims... took my car up to the snow the other day... wasnt too difficult to control... except for starting to move from a complete stop >_<
TIP: Keep the car moving at all times. DO NOT STOP ON AN ICY ROAD.
TIP: Keep the car moving at all times. DO NOT STOP ON AN ICY ROAD.
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Thought I'd bump this topic again. I'm leaving for the Squaw Valley area in a week and I need to know if I should bring my RX8 or my other car (a RWD mini-SUV). Because of traction control, and ABS, the RX8 is probably safer. But I don't want to damage my car, either.
The forecast makes it seem like the roads will be fairly clear. The high every day will be in the 40s or 50s. So I would guess that the roads are in good condition. Can anyone confirm?
The forecast makes it seem like the roads will be fairly clear. The high every day will be in the 40s or 50s. So I would guess that the roads are in good condition. Can anyone confirm?
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Go to http://highways.dot.ca.gov to check road conditions on I-80 and side roads as well. Bring whichever car is going to save you on gas as weather is not an issue currently. If you do bring your RX-8 prepare for it to get extremely dirty. Btw, I'm going to Tahoe for a daytrip to Northstar on Saturday so hopefully weather will be fine. A word of caution is dont leave Tahoe on Sunday if you have to. Traffic through the Sacramento - Fairfield stretch of I-80 is horrible. What normally is a 4 hour jaunt across West I-80 becomes a 6 to 7 hour nightmare back to the bay area because of some crazy bottlenecks. (2 lanes becomes 1, then 1 becomes 5, then 5 becomes 4, then 4 becomes 3. Ugh.) If you must leave on Sunday, the earlier the better.
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