If you're anything like me, you seek out opportunities to test yourself and explore the capabilities of your vehicle in every terrain possible. Getting through that mud hole, climbing that steep slippery hill or crossing the rather deeper than expected river and when the opportunity rises, driving snow covered tracks. Driving in snow, especially off road, is entirely different to your typical off road adventure in the sand, rocks or mud, however it does borrow a few techniques from each.
Those in the South Island probably get far more opportunities than
