So getting vRS Challenge Estate next week. We do a couple of ski trips a year and need winters. But have not really got the space for extra set of rims and tyres! 

 

I am considering the cross climate as a year round solution. 

 

Anyone got experience with this tyre?

 

Or any other comment?

 

 

Not experienced them in snow so can't comment. Those we have on a fabia (1st gen, not the plus) became noisy as they wore, not sure if its a tyre or wierd alignment issue, though the cars had several Skoda/3rd party alignments without any issue highlighted. One tyre in particular became very noisy with strange uneven wear and thump, thump, thump round corners. 2 scrubbed the inside edge badly, again a mystery. Also, after 3 years, signs of much cracking in the bottoms of the tread.

 

Be aware they are directional tyes so not a great deal of use as a spare.

 

Don't have such issues with Vredestein Quattrac 5, which are an asymmetric design and last remarkably well.

Ta. 

Try this

 

If you are serious about driving to ski resorts multiple times then you should really be getting additional wheels with full winter tyres.

 

The Cross Climate Plus is good, but climbing mountain roads with heavy snow falling might be a chain them up job, and vrs challenge doesn’t come with sturdy rims suitable for chains

 

If you really don’t have enough garage space to store 4 wheels, then pay for storage

 

 

This section has many Michelin CrossClimate threads to look at.

 

Chaining up for going to Ski Centres is something that happens on Continental Europe,

If going to regions where chains must be carried, or fitted when signs say so then steels or old alloys with Snow / 3 peak certified tyres are the Simply Clever thing to fit.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/driving-abroad/winter

 

It is not something you will see the Royal Mail or Delivery Vans doing in the UK when delivering to Ski Centres.

Roads to Glenshee, Lecht, Glencoe, Nevis Range, Cairngorm Mountain are ploughed and open or not and nobody is putting chains on.

All Weathers are fine and a help when those without are sitting spinning, but that does not mean you can pass them.

 

I go to Scottish Ski Centres every winter and have always had Snow Tyres fitted, this year i have CrossClimate SUV tyres fitted because it is Scotland and if the snow is so serious 

that the snow gates get closed then they are closed and CrossClimates do the job just fine on roads that are passable and that cars with enough clearance can drive on.

Edited 28 August, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot