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Winter driving tips from Summit County, Colorado
With plenty of snow, cold temperatures and hilly terrain, Summit County drivers are better than most when it comes to winter driving. 
Steamboat Springs actually has a winter driving course where they teach people how to drive in icy conditions.  Summit County does not have that type of course, but I personally have relied on three sure things for  the 22 years I have lived in Colorado.  One is my 4 wheel drive Subaru ( I am driving my 5th one right now) and the second is my Nokian tires.   Also known as Hakkapeliitta, (or  maybe Hakka would be easier!) they are a tire that was developed in Scandanavia, made of softer rubber and with siped tread.  What is "siped"?  The tire tread has little wavy slits or grooves cut into it, which spreads the tire tread out over the road better and gives better traction. 
I discovered the Nokian  tires a number of years ago when I went into Meadow Creek Tire in Frisco to replace my tires before winter.  I decided that the Scandanavians should know what they are doing, and went with the recommendation, and now I will not drive a car up here in the winter without them.  My last new Subaru I bought in November, and it came with Bridgestone performance tires ... more

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