Seattle is the land of snow wimps and minimum numbers of snow plows. Being from the midwest, snow doesn't faze me much, although I'm careful to avoid hills when there's snow and ice. I didn't know what to expect from the TC in this stuff, because I got it in October. I have to say it's a great little snow car. It was a surprise how well it handles snow, because the tires that are on it now are awful. It just powers through axle deep piles of snow, handles icy spots, and acts better in snow than it does on wet pavement. Go figure. So far, this little van has been making me completely happy to have bought it.