Alpine weather - mid October

[jamiebae]

It appears 'cheap' flights aren't all that cheap once the airline has charged you for check in luggage, airport check in and a frankly absurd £4 per person per flight booking fee for paying with a Visa debit card, then there's airport parking etc etc on top. I'm now thinking that the £300+ that this lot plus car hire will cost me for a week will easily cover ferry, fuel and tolls to take the Elise down to the Cote d'Azur for a week with money to spare with a bit of a detour through the Alps. So my question is what's the weather going to be like then? Will the passes be closed due to snow or will I be OK?

Anywhere to go or avoid at that time?

[ewenm]

Unfrotunately it'll be changeable... I'd plan a route with lower level alternatives if you're heading for the high passes.

[jamiebae]

ewenm said:

Unfrotunately it'll be changeable... I'd plan a route with lower level alternatives if you're heading for the high passes.

That's what I thought

I've done Lons le Saunier > Grenoble > Gap > Sisteron > St Tropez in March once and it was fine but I fancied a little detour into Switzerland if possible this time.

[BoRED S2upid]

Im planning on a Euro Skitrip / road trip in Jan or Feb next year.

Is the Elise the best car to be tackling some tricky roads in?. Could be some scary moments.

[jamiebae]

BoRED S2upid said:

Im planning on a Euro Skitrip / road trip in Jan or Feb next year.

Is the Elise the best car to be tackling some tricky roads in?. Could be some scary moments.

Well I spun mine on the A3 in the snow earlier this year (luckily did a full 360 and stopped facing the right way in the inside lane without hitting anything) so I'd say no! RWD cars are rubbish in the snow too.

[chris watton]

It has started to get very cold (7 Deg.) in the mornings and evenings over the past week here in Northern Italy, a lot earlier than normal (GW!!)

[HundredthIdiot]

jamiebae said:

Well I spun mine on the A3 in the snow earlier this year (luckily did a full 360 and stopped facing the right way in the inside lane without hitting anything) so I'd say no! RWD cars are rubbish in the snow too.

Tyres?

[jamiebae]

HundredthIdiot said:

jamiebae said:

Well I spun mine on the A3 in the snow earlier this year (luckily did a full 360 and stopped facing the right way in the inside lane without hitting anything) so I'd say no! RWD cars are rubbish in the snow too.

Tyres?

Toyo T1-R.

I hit a pile of slush left by someone else changing lanes over the top of a ridge of snow running between the wheel tracks in lane 2.