TTQ Copes very well in good Snow, and as such should be able to cope. Generally, you can buy from Germany the full set of 16" Alloys with Rubber for around a 800 of your finest.

The roof rack has, in fact, been discontinued, and therefore is hard to find. You should be able though to get one from the Parts Department. They are very good, and do take the snowbaord/ski adapters very easily. Look damn fine too.

 

Can't help on the snow tyres question but I do have the snowboard rack. Its superb, an absolute must have for any skier/boarder. On my previous car I had a standard roof rack and used straps to hold the boards on. The proper rack is so much quicker and far more secure. Cruising at 100 the boards barely flap at all. Heres a fairly poor photo of it.

 

Thanks guys - weird that the rack has been discontinued and yet the fixing points on the roof have been retained.

Jae, do you think I could get away without snow tyres then?

 

Also interested to know that... Although if we have a season like last year there won't be any snow to worry about. :'(

 

I've got a set of unused snowchains you can have if you want. Bought them and never put em on. :-[

 

I didn't think you could put chains on the TT. I remember threads last year about them screwing up peoples alloys. Thought proper snow tyres were the only option?

 

hehe, good job I never put them on then

 

Also interested to know that... Although if we have a season like last year there won't be any snow to worry about. Â :'(

Heard the other day that it had already snowed in Colorado.... (Breck/Vail)...

 

There's talk here of going to Jackson Hole. Average of 38 ft of snow a year!

 

re: snow chains

You aren't supposed to put them on 17 or 18 inch wheels. This is, I think, partly to do with the tyres being too wide (both for the chains to fit and for them to do their job properly) and partly to do with not scraping the wheel rims. As suggested above, buy a set of 16" wheels with winter tyres.

 

There's talk here of going to Jackson Hole. Average of 38 ft of snow a year!

Oh yes !! with some steeps and drops to match...
It's on my list of places to ride to.

 

4WD or not I got stuck in the Yorkshire Dales last December...ok it's very, very hilly but every buggers car went up that hill after 6" of snow bar mine. We huffed & puffed and eventually it arrived on a main road 1 hour later Nightmare

 

Thinking about it, the low profile and open spokes of the 18inch wheels would be a nightmare in the snow - surely they'd clog up unless you were braking sufficiently to keep them warm?

I think 16 inch steel and chains is probably the best bet - gonna look daft though - like Kylie wearing Doc Martins!

 

You gotta get your butts down to Blackcombe/Whistler if you like to party/snowboard.

 

Photoniq - I'm a Whistler Blackcomb three-timer, 99, 01, 02.

Have to agree, its a different catagory to European riding - have a black and white of Harmony Bowl on my office wall helps me get through the spring summer and autumn months.

As for partying - Savage beagle?

 

>> like Kylie wearing Doc Martins

Hey, that's my fantasy, don't spoil it

 

I trust you've seen the Kylie agent-provacateur advert? check out Kylie.com

Er, she isn't wearing doc martins though

 

Hey, if any of you boarders fancy warming up for the season I'm heading up to the Milton Keynes SnoZone on Sunday October 6th. Anyone up for it?

 

Oh yes  !! with some steeps and drops to match...
It's on my list of places to ride to.

Jackson Hole kicks serious booooooty - in fact Stateside skiing is a must for all rippers of the one or two plank variety. Jackson is one of the best US resorts geared for great back country bowl drops and seriously steep chutes (Corbetts Couloir is a beeeeacth! ) - but also has some lurvely motorway blues/reds for the missus ;D!

Dreaming of fluffy powder houding already... and kitting up the new TT (whenever the beasTT) arrives with all the gear for the kick ass Nitro Supernatural I rode last year....scarey....

 

Seriously considering JH now. Looked at the piste map yesterday and it has stacks of black runs, fantastic! Only downer was that a 10 day lift pass came to £450 in the Nielson brochure!

 

Seriously considering JH now. Looked at the piste map yesterday and it has stacks of black runs, fantastic! Only downer was that a 10 day lift pass came to £450 in the Nielson brochure! Â

Try this

https://www.skisafari.com

The most expensive 10 of 14 day pass is £328.

We bought passes from skisafari last year and they are alot cheaper than buying them elsewhere.

American resorts all seem to be getting reall pricey. Did a season last year in Breck and it seemed the whole 911 thing has meant an upturn in domestic holidays. At the same time a couple of the smaller ski resorts who have been struggling have been sold to the bigger ones and there is bid debts flying around.
I guess they want their bucks to pay for those new hotels.

 

Seriously considering JH now. Looked at the piste map yesterday and it has stacks of black runs, fantastic! Only downer was that a 10 day lift pass came to £450 in the Nielson brochure! Â

??? Don't remember lift passes costing that much Stateside...fairly comparable to Europe when I went.  Where the States gets cheaper however is value for money for all other activities - beer (although yankee gnats piss) , beer, beer, beer  ;D, and whopping portions of grub ;D.

Only thing to remember about JH is that the resort itself only has a small lodge area and not that much going on apres-ski. Â The main town of JH is a 15 min bus ride away - and is seriously cowboyville! Â In fact keep an eye on your bird as when I went she was always approached by a sweaty, handle bar moustached, 'Lee jeaned' Cow slingers who were after a good ride...

Hijacked thread big time now :-X...but am up for board/ski meets (when TT is delivered of course) :-/

 

Guys don't go through the brochures!

Last trip to Whistler I dealed direct with Intrawest (contact details on the Whistler-Blackcomb site) arranged chalet, transfer, and lift pass with big fat Canadian discounts. Then grabbed a cheapo (but still BA) scheduled flight. Much comfier than the charter crates.

Whole lot came to about £500 less than the Inghams equivalent, but with a better flight and place to stay in the centre of the Village.

The best thing is with the scheduled flight you can leave later on the last day, so you get an extra days riding

Didn't find a solution to the moustachioed cowboys though.

 

I have a set of Pirelli Mud & Snow tyres available, been to France twice

225 18 40 92V

Sensible offers please, around £200 for all 4

 

Oo back on topic ;D

Did we come to any conclusions about how the TT handles snow on standard tyres? Just that I might drive out to Austria this Christmas and don't really want to take a spare set of wheels with me. Snow tyres have a fairly low top speed limit and I was hoping to fly down the German autobahns at top speed on the way.