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The Advantages of Winter Tires for Safe Snowy Road Trips during Colorado Ski Vacations

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February 8, 2024 by Alex McGregor

The Advantages of Winter Tires for Safe Snowy Road Trips during Colorado Ski Vacations

Are you pumped for your upcoming Colorado ski vacation? Before you hit the slopes, I want to chat about something super important: winter tires. Now, we know tires aren’t the most exciting topic, but trust us, they can make or break your winter road trip! So, buckle up (literally) because we’re about to dive into the advantages of winter tires and why they’re an absolute must-have for your snowy adventures. 

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When planning your winter getaway, it is crucial to understand the importance of using winter tires to navigate the snowy roads with confidence.

Understanding Winter Tires

  • Winter tires, also known as snow tires, are specifically designed to provide optimal traction and control in winter conditions, unlike all-season tires.
  • Tread Design: Winter tires have unique tread patterns featuring deeper grooves, sipes, and biting edges to enhance traction on snowy and icy surfaces.
  • Rubber Compound: These tires are made with a specialized rubber compound that remains flexible even in freezing temperatures, ensuring maximum grip.
  • Benefits of Winter Tires: Winter tires offer improved traction, handling, stability, and a reduced stopping distance compared to all-season tires.

Enhanced Safety on Snowy Roads

  • Improved Traction: Winter tires provide superior grip on snowy roads, reducing the risk of skidding or sliding and improving overall control.
  • Handling and Stability: With their advanced features, winter tires enhance vehicle stability and handling, making it easier to maneuver through snow, slush, and ice.
  • Reduced Stopping Distance: Winter tires significantly shorten the distance required to bring a vehicle to a stop in snowy and icy conditions, enhancing safety for all road users.
  • Increased Confidence: By using winter tires, drivers gain confidence in their ability to navigate challenging road conditions, ensuring a safer and more enjoyable journey.


Compliance with Colorado Winter Driving Laws

  • Legal Requirements: Colorado has specific winter driving laws that mandate the use of winter tires or chains during the winter months for safety purposes.
  • Fines and Penalties: Not adhering to these laws can result in fines and penalties, underscoring the importance of using proper winter tires.
  • Insurance Benefits: Using winter tires can positively impact insurance coverage and claims in case of accidents, as it demonstrates responsible driving and mitigates risk.

Enhanced Performance on Mountainous Terrain

  • Steep Inclines and Declines: Winter tires provide better traction and control when driving on steep roads commonly found in mountainous areas.
  • Cornering and Maneuverability: Winter tires enhance cornering stability, allowing for safer navigation on winding mountain roads and sharp turns.
  • Deep Snow and Ice: These tires excel at handling deep snow and icy patches frequently encountered during Colorado ski vacations, ensuring a smoother and safer drive.

With improved traction, enhanced safety, compliance with Colorado winter driving laws, and better performance on mountainous terrain, winter tires are essential for a safe and enjoyable road trip during your Colorado ski vacation.
We’re so excited for you to visit Summit County. Let’s make sure to have it a safe trip and consider investing in winter tires. By choosing winter tires, you will have peace of mind and be well-prepared for any winter road conditions.

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Now if driving in the snow and ice seems too intimidating, you can use a shuttle service like Summit Express to get to the mountains. Then you can take advantage of the free Summit Stage to navigate around Summit county. 

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From now on, these guys are my new shuttle service when travel around Colorado. We had a mishap with our luggage while on our way to Breckenridge.  When we realized it, United Airlines called me and explained to me that I had to go back to the airport. Scott, from Summit immediately asked me if he could speak to the rep.

Long story short, Scott tried to explain to the rep that they can go back to the airport and pick up our luggage…they’ve done it before for customers in the past.  Unfortunately, United couldn’t give us a straight answer, so my friend and I had to make the 2 hour drive back to Denver.

Either way, Summit and Scott were amazing. They gave us a great rate to go back to the airport and back to Breckenridge.

Go with Summit if you plan to make trips around Colorado. I highly recommend them.

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Absolutely loved working with Summit Express! Could not have been better. We were shuttled from DIA to Breckenridge various times over two months, using 28 shuttles in total. Not once did Summit Express make a mistake, every transfer was perfect. Always on time!

We loved their friendly customer service. They were flexible when we had to change our schedule multiple times at the last minute, courteous to our needs, and they really cared about making us content with what we were buying. They are all about their customers and I could not think of a better company to use.

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Our driver, Jeff, was friendly and accommodating. His contributions to our conversations made the ride fun. He tolerated 7 chatty women exceptionally well!

Using the private shuttle to get to the airport was perfect! It was so much easier than using rental cars! Summit Express will be our airport travel mode from now on!

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Clean, polite, attentive, thoughtful by considering and offering possible need to stop for bathroom break.

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Smooth driver—no racing or fast lane changes. Driver was so pleasant and wish I could have him every time!!!

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Wow blown away by your service! Called to check in with me to make sure I knew where to go and everything was great! Thanks for making it so easy for me!!

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I want to thank you for your excellent services yesterday in particularly lousy weather. Your team called me on Saturday to alert me to impending weather concerns and the fact that I might have troubles making my flight home Sunday. The dispatcher put me on an earlier than planned shuttle and got me to the airport on time. The trip from FTC to DIA took four hours and your driver Dave did a nice job. I will use your service again and I will recommended it to others. The bottled water was appreciated as well.

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Frank is a great driver, very friendly and chatty and made the end of our trip a happy time rather than a sad ride to the airport and back to reality.

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We booked a trip to Colorado, and being Florida natives and not used to driving in the snow, we wanted to shuttle from Denver Airport to Copper Mountain Resort. A friend recommended Summit Express. The driver (Christopher) picked us up at the scheduled time, was extremely friendly and helpful. He talked with me the entire 2 hour ride to Copper Mountain and gave me lots of local information and tips that were very helpful during our stay.

The return trip was just as accommodating. I didn’t get our drivers name, but he was friendly and helpful with our baggage and airport transfer. Overall, we couldn’t have been more satisfied with the service. I strongly recommend using this express if you’re not familiar with the area and terrain.

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