some friends and i are going to be making a trip up to north carolina to go skiing this weekend, and i don't think any of us have any snow-driving experiance. I consider myself a competent/aware driver, dont' follow closely etc, but what are some things to keep in mind when the wheels don't adhear to the road? I know basic skid control, and the car we are taking is fwd and has abs(97 mercury sable). I also know that you want to brake harder where there isn't ice and very lightly brake where there is ice. I've also heard that if you are coming up to a stop light and you can't get traction, that for some reason pulling the e-brake helps? I dont really understand the physics of that, but i've heard it from many people. I don't think any of us are going to have time or a place to go mess around in a parking lot(as fun as that would be), but what are some considerations to take into account? Also, should we make sure we have anti-freeze stuff in the windsheild resevoir? Please help us florida people lol,
Ryan

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