Heading up to the slopes for a weekend of skiing or over the bridges to grandmother's house for turkey does take a certain amount of caution and driving finesse. When on the highway, pay attention to traffic patterns ahead, anticipate road conditions, have your rig properly equipped for winter travel with good snow tires, emergency supplies, and tire chains. I talked about snow chain use in my last article . That is when I put the chains on. When driving off-highway in the snow and ice, use common sense.
Deep powder can and does hide stumps, rocks, logs and icy patches.
Early season snow usually is easier to push through than late season stuff. That is because the late season snow has built from additional snowstorms. It has a hard layer in between the soft snow and presents problems due to this hard layer. Sometimes it's easier to drive across the deep snow with high flotation tires. I've seen very low geared rigs with big fat tires float across 20 foot drifts only to have a less experienced driver chew the drift up with chains.