Originally Posted by
racoonbeast
I can't think of a wheel size and tire type that would get you through every road and snow condition that you are going to encounter, other than a fat, wide, studded snow tire.
Nothing will get you through everything. Once the snow gets about 4 inches, all bets are off. The variables are snow type and base - 4 inches of fluff can be handled by 2 in tires, 4 inches of ice crust covered sticky slush and Fat Tires will be hard to push through. They don't "float" over anything - neither does a snowmobile with 16 inch tracks. One big consideration is tire pressure - almost no pressure works amazingly well in snow.
However - Fat Tires will go through some snow better than 2 inch tires and will pack trails, where the 2 inch tires cut grooves and mess up trails.
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