Tahoe great success

[SlowRider]

Just got back from my second trip to Tahoe this winter season, the first time I've driven my X5 in the snow. The first trip was a little disappointing because the roads were clear (one good thing about CalTrans) but the second trip was dumping hard on the drive up.

I'm running Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow on cheapo 17" rims. I drove through light snow, deep snow, ice, slush, and rain with no problem. Even accelerating from a dead stop on ice was no problem. I felt the DTC kick in and rolled away smoothly!

By the way, I read up on the whole discussion about turning DSC on/off in the snow. I never turned off the DSC nor felt the need to.

I mounted the Inno dual angle ski/snowboard rack pretty easily and it's working great so far.

One thing I wish I had is the cold weather package. Visibility was pretty bad on by the time I reached my destination, I saw that the headlights and fog lights were both caked in snow.

I bought the X5 a few months ago to have a good vehicle for Tahoe trips that's also fun to drive on clear roads. She performed just as good as any other SUV or truck I've driven in the snow, granted that I wasn't driving in extreme conditions.