Trigirl, I have to say your post about pioneer trekking through the snow to buy food cracked me up.

As others have posted you do get used to driving in snow and it does take a different skill set that is devleoped over time. As evidenced by the 1st snowfall of the year. Dosen't matter how long some people live in the snow country some of them seem to forget from year to year and the first inch or two of snow produce hundreds of accidents until people relearn or remember what it's like and then it's all good again.

However when it comes to ice and freezing rain, forget it, there are NO driving skills that can help because in a true ice storm you can't move by will,power or skill you just slide all over.

Bike in the Virgin Islands....where do I sign up?