Drive up and down frequently. M+S tires with AWD + some experience in ice and snow is perfectly sufficient for almost all road restrictions (other than the road being closed).
There are indeed checkpoints for restrictions but they won't actually pull you if you give them the thumbs up unless you have like a Lamborghini or something.
I would highly recommend shifting around your schedule to avoid snow over Donner Pass. Chains or no chains, it's dangerous and a lot of people lie about their cars and slide all over the place making it even more dangerous.
u/_nervous24 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Not that it really matters, but all but a few Lambo variants are awd and have been for many, many years. Audi saw to that when they took over the brand.
Now, a Lambo with at least M+S tires is gonna be suuuuuper unlikely save for the possibility of a Urus. And anyone that could
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Hahaha yeah a Urus for sure! I don't know anything about cars, but the height off the ground I feel like would be a problem with a Lambo, I feel like you need some clearance with the snow and during heavy storms there's a good few inches on the ground in the pass.
u/_nervous24 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
100% agree that clearance would be an issue.
If I had Lambo money I’d almost want to buy one, lift it and find ANY tires that could handle the snow just to see if I could make her work! The laughs alone would be worth the price of admission, and having fuck you money allows the
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I'm from Canada originally and a lot of friends think they have no problem driving in the snow here. But the problem is 1. Donner Pass has insane white-out level winds that blow snow all over. 2. OTHER DRIVERS! That's the most dangerous part is the person who hasn't driven on snow slipping all over.