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My alternative, which I briefly considered, is to carry my (mounted) all-season tires with me and swap them out as dictated by conditions. For various reasons, that's not desireable, but I'll reconsider if it's clear that I'll damage the Blizzaks otherwise.
We don't get a heap of snow here in Oz, but I've lived & worked in our Snowy Mountains for more'n a decade, and have run a fleet of vehicles that frequently travel in our Snow/Not Snow country for much longer than that - so pretty much the conditions you describe most of the time! Come wintertime over here, we
always put tires like the Blizzaks (& sometimes
even Blizzaks!) on those vehicles that travel anywhere near the areas that are
likely to run into snow/ice conditions, even if they never actually get to see any! Because the conditions in those areas are so changeable, it would be silly if not irresponsible
NOT to fit them, cos there's no point in having them in the shed or even in the back of the truck as you get stuck trying to drive up some gentle snowy incline or worse, slide off the road or into oncoming traffic! :lecturef_smilie:
By fitting them 'early', those vehicles that
do encounter snow &/or ice are ready, while those that don't actually need winter/snow & ice tires this time around
might experience a tiny bit more noise & may possibly wear their tires a tiny bit more than is strictly ideal, but it still makes a whole lot more sense to chalk that up to an abundance of caution than it is to hafta pay for someone's funeral! :shocked: The extra wear &
verrry marginally less than ideal traction those tires give on 'not snowy &/or icy roads' is a tiny cost when considering the risks vs benefits - and it's wintertime anyway, so drivers should be driving a little slower/with a little extra care in the first place; and besides, even if the temps might get up into the 20's (°C) or 70's (°F) during the day time, they sure's'eck
don't most winter nights, so the early morning/evening & night-time road surface temps are well below any temp that would cause
too much issue with running winter tires on hotter than ideal road surfaces, and that extends well into most days! And for those that drive in warmer temps ALL the time, they really just hafta be aware that they're running on winter/snow & ice rated tires, so don't thrash them or do lotsa high speed runs in the heat of the day!
So, are the night-time temps where you're going likely to be in the high 70's (°F) or are they more likely to be something below 70°F?? Cos if it's the latter, you likely have nothing to be concerned about; but if the former, you've got very little to be concerned about anyway, certainly not so much that you can't minimise any higher risks by driving a bit slower/with a bit more care! In fact, I'd suggest that you should be most concerned & therefore drive
even more carefully in
Warm/hot & WET conditions than you should in warm or even hot &
DRY conditions while running the Blizzaks! Unless you do a bunch of long, hot, & high speed runs (90mph +) with the Blizzaks fitted, you should be fine, altho you'll probably need to swap out the Blizzaks come spring/summer! :thumbup:
Enjoy your trip! :cheers:
