We had some snow here last Sunday and that was the day we had to get our Christmas tree. The roads in the valley were just wet but heading up the hill to the tree farm things got kinda hairy. I knew I was gonna learn some things about my R1T (21" stock tires). At one point as things sloped back down I had to brake enough that the truck broke loose a little, sliding for the ditch. I put my foot back on the accelerator and easily steered back on course. Coming around the final bend to the farm, we saw three cars stuck in the road. We asked the folks in the first car if they need help but they said they were waiting for a tow, the second car was empty and the third was clearly stuck in the ditch.
After stalking and killing our tree we headed back out. We headed up the hill we easily climbed past the three stranded cars and now there was a fourth. Back at the summit the DOT had started sand but also put up road closed signs on our way down the hill. Seeing no option, we continued past the signs and headed down the steep grade. This part was sanded so no biggie. When we got to the final road down the hill, the roads were no longer sanded and this steep grade with drop offs beyond every curve was a bit nerve-racking in this 7,000 pound sled. I did find that going slow and feathering the accelerator worked great. We did pass several more cars that had gone into the ditch. I do feel like braking would have been a disaster but things were especially slippery on this day, like snot. I really need to get this thing out on snow where I can safely test the limits and see how it feels. But yeah... she ain't no Subaru.
