Yep, anything over a foot and I wait for the plows. No real need to air them down though, just good AT or snow tires at normal pressure does just fine.

 

It has been well established that a narrow tire will perform better in snow and much better in deep snow. The wider the tire, the more snow that has to be pushed out of the way. Many who run 60 series performance tires run 75 series winter tires. Before you make a serious error in judgement, contact one of the sponsors for technical advise.

 

Yea i sent out a question to the experts at BFG...but the deep snow is what I look for, so much fun to go out exploring late at night when its comin down hard and the roads aren't plowed. Airing down to like 20psi did help some, but now that the roads are all clear its going to be a pain in the butt to fill them up with my 3 gallon on board air setup.

 

Found this site, definitely some good tips on there
http://www.4x4tirereview.com/airdown.html

This is for very slow "off roading" not snow, If you air down this much you can roll the bead off the rim, unless you are going about 4 mph and that won't get you through very much snow. You need to carry a good momentum to go through deep snow. Mud tires are for mud, the large lugs are a thing of the past for snow. Today's snow tire has a close pattern with lots of sipes for lots of edges to bite the surface. 4 good studded snow tires( if you are allowed studs) and some weight in the pan ( and some common sense) will go along way

 

Do yourself a favor and bring some warm blankets so you don't freeze to death when you get stuck in a ditch somewhere.

 

no blankets needed when your out there with more than just your vehicle, especially when there's potential to get stuck.

 

1st off, if u need change air pressure to increase your traction that much maybe you need to look at different tires.

that being said, i would air up to have a smaller foot print to get through the snow to get to the road to get traction.

remember tire psi goes down about 1 PSI for every 10 Degrees F

 

I run mine at 35 front and 32 rear year round! The only time I change that is if I go off-roading, or have to haul a heavy load! No need to air down in the snow! if you want to go exploring then check this site out!

http://mattracks.com/

 

Did everyone forget they have 4x4 in their trucks?

Throw it in 4wheel. you'll be fine....

 

th eonly time i ever air down my tires are in serious offroad situations. on my trail rig i would go down to 6-10psi. on the dodge i might drop it to 22-25psi. but for the streets, even in snow i keep them at 35psi