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Old Nov 15, 2022 | 9:40 am
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diginomad813
 
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Is my vehicle sufficient for a winter road trip in Colorado?

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are planning a road trip in Colorado around Xmas. We will be driving in, so taking our own vehicle and not renting a car. We don’t currently have an itinerary or list of destinations in-state - my wife is just dead set on spending a week in Colorado during the winter.

I have a 2021 F-150. It is only 2WD, but it is lifted 6 inches and has All-Terrain tires (35x12.50 inches). Here is a link to the specific tire for specs - https://www.nittotire.com/light-truc...ht-truck-tire/

I grew up in the northeast, so am familiar with winter driving, but haven’t done so in over a decade.

While my tires are all-terrain, I don’t believe they are all-season. My suspicion is that they are likely better than most regular tires, but still not as good as dedicated snow or all-season tires.

We would be OK with being flexible with our plans based on weather, so that we would not be driving if there were a bad snowstorm.

Is what we are planning just a ridiculous idea though? Or reasonably doable if we take things slow and don’t drive when conditions are bad or when it’s actively snowing?

Thanks in advance!
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