I just drove around 20 miles in the county roads after an overnight 20 inch snow. Was comfortable all over the drive. In my last 3 winters with CRV, never it lost control in snow. But once I did hit a patch of black ice in a signal, and the vehicle just didnt stop at the lights, it finally stopped after 50 feet into the intersection. (no other vehicle stopped in the same condition, I pulled over to the gas station next to the signal and was watching vehicles sliding for next 10 mts !!!).

Dont switch of your traction control unless you want to really spin in snow.

 

I just drove around 20 miles in the county roads after an overnight 20 inch snow. Was comfortable all over the drive. In my last 3 winters with CRV, never it lost control in snow.

I can only asume that this person is much more gentle with their driving habits than I am (and I'm no Evil Kenevil). However, in my experience (with AT tires) there is some slipping with the AWD system Honda uses. In fact, that is how it is designed to work. As one tire looses traction, the others engage.
I have had my 2006 AWD CR-V EX (M/T) since March 2007 and have lost traction numerous times. We are not talking about dangerous situations, where I'm in sliding off a mountain, but it can get a little slick when going around turns and up hills, which is where the AWD system kicks in most often.
The CR-v is not a Jeep or a Hummer, so in my opinion, you will not be able to go through 20" of snow at all (let alone easily). The ground clearence alone would prevent this, though you may be able to puch some powder out of the way with your front bumber, the undercarriage of your CRV will not likely stand up to this type of off-road test.
These are my opinions ad not meant to offend anyone, but with my experience with the CR-V you are looking at having the ability to get around during a snow storm, but not have the tires, ground clearence or power to be a snow cat (aka: nothing stands in my way (snow or ice) no matter how deep)
Then again, you ask somewhat relative questions. Are you asking how the CRV would do in Texas with a light dusting, or in a Colorado (mountain town) winter?

* A side note on life: People are not generally let down because of product features/failures. They are most commonly let down because of unrealistic expectations. Having accurate expectations goes a long way in uderstanding what is and is not possible.

 

did u have to mess with the traction control or anything? lets fast 6-8 inches? shouldn't have too much of a problem ? what do you think? I have the contentials on my CRV, anyone else have theses also? Can you actually feel it in 4wd when it kicks on? never have experienced this b4. It's my first 4 vehicle :-D thanks for all your help thou

 

We had a very rare Christmas snowstorm in NC this year and I took my CR-V (2WD) out in 5" of fresh unplowed snow. The wretched Bridgestones actually worked ok and I had little slipping. I was able to get the ABS engaged by hitting the brakes harder than I normally would in snow but ABS did not engage when driving carefully.

Overall the CR-V did well, much better than I expected.

 

works great

Hey just my opinion on the V in snow, I have a 2010 AWD lx version and recentley in southwestern ontario we got hammered with over a meter (thats 4 feet for my american friends). I had to go into work and the V was great, I had no issues, I did notice that cornering it slid a bit but I never lost power, I felt in so much more control with the V then I did in my old Civic. I also found that turning the VSA off to get going in the deep snow helped, then I turned it back on when I turned onto some of the cleaner streets.

I am so greatful I had the V. It has made me and my wife feel so much safer when we are out in the snow!!

I hope this helps

Michael

 

fresh from weather channel

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/sliding-vehicle-just-misses-officer-19194?from=video_email

 

I was stuck in the snow with my 2007 CRV. Conties had 23500 miles on them and were a bit worn. Two days ago I changes the tires to General Grabbers HTS. WE'll see now how it oes.

 

Had no problem in the snow here in NYC after the storm and they never really plowed my street. Pulled into icy parking spots with no problem.

 

My Michelin Latitude Tours went through the late December Northeast snow quite nicely without any problems. I felt I was in control at all times.

 

have any of your had the contenial's? That's what I have on mine now.

Seems like everyone is pretty pleased on how there V rides in the winter so far..

 

I had the Continentals. I thought they rode so harshly that I replaced them after about 4000 miles with the Michelin Latitude Tours. The Michelins ride a fair amount better, taking the extreme harshness away from the ride. They were also quite good in the recent blizzard in the northeast US.

 

Hmm really I'll have to look into that the computer update.....Can u tell more about it?? Or linky

 

The mother of all hesitation thread posts is here:
http://www.crvownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=88404&postcount=100

 

I have Blizzaks on mine and spent 3.5 hours driving in a nor'easter a couple weeks ago. The CRV did fine other than the windshield constantly freezing up. But traction wasn't a problem. The Pilot seems to track better in deep snow even with all seasons but the CRV isn't going to get stuck. And the Blizzaks do a nice job in corners and on icy patches. But snow tires on my son's Civic allow that car to do well in snow and ice also. So i think the tires are the most important part of the snow performance equation.

 

We have run Nokian WRG2 for the past 2 years. We get pretty large drifts living on our own road next to Lake Champlain, never been stuck yet. Gas mileage is about 2 mpg lower, noise not an issue. Great on ice too.

 

2010 and 2011 CRVs are affected. The link I provided has an attached PDF file that can be printed and taken to the dealer. Once they see the printed document, they will know what you are talking about. But rather than discuss this in this thread about CRVs and snow, please see that other thread. It extremely active on the subject of hesitation.

 

do alot of you drive in d3 or lower when driving in snow?

 

If I want to reduce the power when accelerating from a stop on very slippery ice, I start in D2, since that shifts the transmission to second gear at a full stop. Once moving, I then shift to regular Drive. This is a feature of all Honda and Acura products.

I use D3 mainly in the summer, when driving down moderately steep roads.

 

We got a record snow fall of 18” (50 cm) in one day yesterday. And most of it before the rush hour drive home.

Thank god my CRV is AWD with Winter tires, is all I gotta say. Cars were stuck on side streets all over the place. I actually had to back up and go again in some places, but my V never let me down.

I hate when the Traction Control kicks in as it just robs you of power. My 2000 CRV didn’t have it, and it was bullet proof!