w00tPORSCHE

Have a 140 mile one way commute to make from my Yakima to Seattle....will have to get there by tonight as I have a full day's schedule in Seattle. Snoqualmie pass has seen the worst snow this season over the past 24 hours and heavy snow is being dumped. They have closed the pass several times for avalanche control and have a great crew working there 24/7 to clear the constant heavy snowfall. All flights are full so road trip it is. 14,000 miles on my 2011 CS that wears Pirellis ice and snow. Should be up to the challenge but this will be it's first real test. I will go slow, use caution and take it easy but need all the luck I can get from my friends here

Norsk

With snow tires you'll do fine, just keep your distance from the yahoos we share the road with.

slwong23

Safe travels, buddy. Let us know how it goes...

losdeanos

Have a safe trip, take it easy and watch out for idiots and you'll be fine.

Mike in CA

Safe travels, Amar!

mcbit

Y'all be careful out there! Have a safe trip and enjoy your CS.

Shawn Stanford

Meh. No sweaty-da. I motored around Philly a couple years ago in the middle of the worst blizzard the city had seen in decades in a Subaru Legacy wagon; you'll be fine in a Cayenne!

RESP

Safe travels, and as said before, watch out for the other yahoos with all season tires and bad driving skills!
Want to hear how you like the Scorpions...

w00tPORSCHE

Thanks for the wishes guys. We got home safe in about 3 hours (140 mile commute). En route, I was witness to about a couple of crashes and about a dozen disabled vehicles inside ditches. Could not bear to see what looked like a brand new 535xi and an older Audi A6 (in addition to a few small ford sedans, geo metros etc) inside a ditch … guessing wrong tires or poor judgement. Took it easy with the drive which had it’s own share of drama.

1. I had to dodge a tire (that separated from the rear wheel of a flatbed that had a couple of snowmobiles) that was headed to hit my windshield at 50 miles/hr speed).

2. Halfway into the drive, the minimum oil level reached indicator came up. Can’t remember the last time I topped off oil (was two bars up from the minimum last I checked about two hundred miles ago) and I had to get out and top off oil in freezing rain.

3. Last fifteen minutes I had to deal with a constant beep from all the deep freeze over the park distance sensors.

Overall, I was very, very impressed with the handing of the Cayenne. AWD and the Pirellis ice and snow functioned flawlessly and the vehicle stuck to the road as good as “mozzarella cheese on an iron skillet”. Air-suspension was certainly a bonus Picture shown below was taken in greater Seattle area which looked like a ghost town at 6 PM.

mt-sfo

hey woot - in the future, you can turn off the parking sensors with a button by the rearview mirror/controls for the sunroof. glad you made it through the drive safe and sound! I gotta say the Cayenne is great in the snow in my experience

w00tPORSCHE

Awesome, thank you mt-sfo ... Like they say

Mike in CA

Glad you made it safely, and with pics to boot! I always find it fun to use a car in extreme conditions that it was designed to handle, whether it's on track, off road, or in bad weather.

seankrider

How many of those cars in ditches did you stop to pull out...?!

dddd

Glad you had a successful safe trip. I run the 19" Pierelli Snow and Ice on my 05 S, it handles great in the worst of winter conditions in the Rockies, Sierras, and upper midwest from white outs, to deep snow, to black ice, to high wind, etc. I have total confidence in the Cayenne with this set up and hope I never have to drive another vehicle in the winter again. One of the best in-climate weather features is the rear bright tail lights... it can be put on by pulling the light dial out twice.

daddyscar

Hilarious! Glad you made it back safely and figured out the parking assist button . . . for next time.

After not driving my Cayenne for about a week since getting my 2006 911, it's easy to forget just how nice the Cayenne really is to drive and sit in.