Snowocalypse 2011.

As the state was declaring a severe winter weather warning,

encouraging everyone to hunker down in their homes, I started

licking my lips at the prospect of an entire city without a

single car on the road.

Kate and I watch from the warmth of my apartment as a

Honda Civic got stuck outside my window for a few minutes.

I took this as the Civc daring me to do what it could not.

Within minutes, I was down in Stella warming up her oil

for a great winter adventure.

I cannot praise the combination of a symmetrical all wheel

drive system mated with Blizzak LM-25's. I went through

snow drifts significantly higher than the center of Stellas

axles without hesitation. It almost became a challenge to

see if she even could get stuck. Various levels of traction

control and Center Differential settings made not difference.

Putting the differential in Full Lock essentially made the

weather conditions seem like they were not even present.

The amount of confidence my car inspires in me is actually

staggering. I find humor that as I type this, I am at home

because as a team, we decided that the road conditions

would be too dangerous to commute to work.

I have no doubt I could commute to work after a storm

twice as treacherous.

And I would do it sideways at full opposite lock.