If it slides into an opening in ice, it will float, which is a big advantage compared to standard snow bikes which sink immediately. It drives smoothly on its big tyres alone and does not need any suspension. On the average, they are surprisingly reliable. I think that this type of all terrain vehicles on big wheels could have a good market, especially in the vast areas of our country where deep snow and marshlands are a norm. For the moment, this is only a dream.
Reality is so much different.
If and when no more fuel is shipped to Chukotka and all local vehicles break down completely, we shall witness there the return of a primeval way of life. Luckily enough, Natives haven't yet forgotten how to tie up wooden sticks with leather straps and make good reliable slegs. As they did it for ages, they travel on them from village to village, drawn by reindeers or hard working dogs. No other transport is as reliable up there in the North.