Hi Thanks for the reply. I am heading down to the Australian Alps for five weeks and most of my driving will be on bitumin though between 5 and 20 km a day will be on snow and ice. It does not get cold like europe though between 5 and minus 6 will be the norm. Generally it is often icey. I will...

Hi all Just joined a few minutes ago. I have a 2000 mod defender from LRSV. It has tyres on it from Avon called Rangermaster and they are 750R/ 16C what ever that means. Are these ok for snow and ice conditions? What makes a good tyre for snow and ice? I also have a pair of sand tyres which...