Mountain driving during the winter

You have to gear down another gear or two in the snow and avoid stab braking else you'll jacknife. You should be in a low enough gear that you won't lose control. Put your 4-ways on and just take your time down the hill. Worked for me although I don't run Colorado only a few times i think I was on U.S. 50 or something? Can't remember what route but I went through Trinidad over to Gunnison and I can't remember that far back but I believe I went all the way through to Grand Junction or I wound up over in Moab, UT. and came back around to Grand Junction on 70. I was coming from N.M. I just take my time and be in a low enough gear so that I only have to use my brakes lightly in the snow.

 

I think Rambler said it best when he said drive ahead of yourself. Look as far down the road as you can and scan the road all the way back to you, than back out as far as you can see again, and watch for anything that may cause you to have to get on the brakes harder than you need to to stop... Also keep a good eye on whats going on behind your wagon, so if something happens in front of you, you will hopefuly have a way out. Another thing to consider is the drivers that have driven those bigger mountains have more experience with what their trucks can handle and not handle. DONT try to keep up with them, and dont let them antimidate you. Snow out there is dryer and seems to have this weird stickieness for traction to it, but dont get to used to it because it will bite you in the butt when you think you have it figured out. Keep it slow and steady, no jurky movements, in some cases you can use your jakes to help maintain speed but dont count on it for braking, gear down to use engine braking, along with easy foot braking. And in the unlikly event something does go wrong in front of you DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES, look for an out that will get you around it. Most likely the 4 wheelers will lose control before you, so watch out for the other guy as always.