Re: How to walk in winter
Posted: December 28th, 2019, 10:36 am
If the snow is deep, you need snow shoes, otherwise you sink in.
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GeoffF100 wrote:As I have said, walking on snow is different. If you are walking on fresh snow (without a steep incline), there is no problem. If the snow is compacted it becomes slippery. It is often a good idea to stay off the path where you can, or even take a cross country route that you would normally not even consider.
If the snow is deep, you need snow shoes, otherwise you sink in.
UncleEbenezer wrote:Virgin snow is fine. Even snow that's been compacted by honest forces of people walking is not a great problem.
GeoffF100 wrote:UncleEbenezer wrote:Virgin snow is fine. Even snow that's been compacted by honest forces of people walking is not a great problem.
I have certainly known snow to be compacted to ice by footfall in places that are inaccessible to motorised traffic. The Calderdale Way near Hardcastle Crags a few years ago springs to mind. It was very difficult to make progress in places. Off path, up on the hills no problem. That winter was very cold for a long period. There were icicles bigger than me in Hardcastle Crags.
Dod101 wrote:The answer as far as car tyres are concerned is that I really do not know.
It would be interesting to get a definitive answer but big fat tyres do not give a very good grip in snow
Dod101 wrote:If what you say is true that is quite heartening. I thought that the big fat tyres on my Q5 were good on snow because of the 4 wheel drive. I assure you that I have no interest in cars and am one of those who fills up with fuel, obeys the instructions on service and expects the car to motor when I turn on the engine. As Manuel said 'I know nothing'.
I thought (probably erroneously) that what was needed was maximum pressure per square inch of tyre on a road surface and surely that would come with narrower tyres.
Dod