Hi all, early next month we are planning to drive this route through Norway. Do I need winter tires for this trip or will all season tires be enough? Thank you!

by MrTead

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  4. It might be fine, it might be -3 and 10cm of snow and ice on the crossings.

    Edit: and all season tires are absolutely complete trash on both bare roads and on snow/ice

  5. Yes, winter tyres no doubt. I only drive studded winter tyres myself. Less useful on the highway, but really shines when you are on back roads.

  6. You don’t have to put on winter tires until 1. Nov. But you will experience tempertatures below 0 on that trip.

  7. Next month as in October? Or next month as November? In 14 days I guess it is not winter.

  10. Early next month as in early October? Then it should be fine with all season. Some locations might be more of a daytime driving thing though.

    Early November? You’re going to be in the ditch on the side of the road without winter tires.

    For reference, we usually switch to winter tires mid October for travelling around/north of the Hamar area, depending on the temperature since we have a big car with studded tires.

  11. You will normally not need winter tires in early October. Most of us do not change tires until November. But be aware of surprise weather. You need a flexible plan so you can change your route or wait half a day for your mountain crossings according to weather. If it snows in October it will usually be at night and it will melt away by mid day. On yr .no and vegvesen .no you can check the conditions with forecasts and live updates.

    If you’re not in a hurry you will be fine!

  12. “All season” doesn’t exists – they’re either bad winter or bad summer tires, or just plain awful all seasons.

  14. There’s no question if “winter tires or not” here.. If you’re going over the mountains after August, the answer is always yes

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