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Will be driving from Innsbruck to Selva early January and was wondering if I will need chains, I don't think so but thought it would be worth asking the collective  I have Cross Climate 2 on the car
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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With winter tyres you'll be fine. They keep those roads clear. We had a ft over night in Selva last week. Only the delivery lorries and buses had chains on the following day. 4wd cars with winter tyres had no issues whatsoever.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@radar, short answer, no. The Cross Climate's despite being an all season tyre are actually very good snow tyres.
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@munich_irish, Thanks, yes did lots of research before choosing
@Mollerski, Thanks
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Note though the possibility of hold ups on the Brenner Pass due to roadworks, especially at the weekends!
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| Simon94 wrote: |
| Note though the possibility of hold ups on the Brenner Pass due to roadworks, especially at the weekends! |
I think that the works are either on hold over the holiday period, or completed. No hold ups either way last week.
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Why would you not take chains?
They're a one-off expense and don't take up much room.
Given the nature of scenarios that give rise to a need for chains, I'd much prefer to have chains in the back forever and never need them, than need them once and not have them.
In 10 years, going back and forth, I've needed to put chains on the BU5 4 DUB just the once. With 4 wheel drive and [actual] Winter tyres not being enough, it was bad enough being in a situation where we actually needed chains - I certainly wouldn't want to have been in that spot without them! They're like a 'get out of the shit free' card.
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@admin, to answer your question, being based in Saalbach for a number of weeks in the winter , I don’t really need them as there’s never an issue getting down to Zell or Saalfelden.
The drive from Saalbach’s going to be on A roads , which I’m OK with as I’m more used to Austrian winter driving, it was more about the last bit from Innsbruck across to Selva
When we used to drive to the French resorts I certainly had a set and used them once in 5 years for the last 100 meters to our accommodation in La Tania .
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the last bit from Innsbruck across to Selva
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'taint no biggie: Brenner is a major route and the road up to Selva isn't particularly steep.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| radar wrote: |
@admin, to answer your question, being based in Saalbach for a number of weeks in the winter , I don’t really need them as there’s never an issue getting down to Zell or Saalfelden.
The drive from Saalbach’s going to be on A roads , which I’m OK with as I’m more used to Austrian winter driving, it was more about the last bit from Innsbruck across to Selva
When we used to drive to the French resorts I certainly had a set and used them once in 5 years for the last 100 meters to our accommodation in La Tania . |
That's where you're most likely to have an issue in Selva...the last 100 metres! 
I drove into Selva one March, fine getting in, but it snowed nearly every night that week, so getting out of the driveway of the accommodation took a bit of pushing and wheelspinning, but once out on the main road, it was fine.
One snowy day in Lech the Resort Manager got stuck when she deviated off the hard edge in the chalet hotel car park. Lots of revving and wheelspinning and getting nowhere, so I found a bit of rubber matting from outside the ski room, wedged that under the tyre and she got some traction and was on her way. It earned me a free drink from the Hotel Manager at the bar that night!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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that's why I have rubber car matts
