Snow blocking headlights

[MyOtherTruck]

I use a hammer to remove the build up. Only takes 30mins to do it. Especially wonderful when it’s 0 degrees out.

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[BrockN]

Have you actually driven your CT through a snow storm in the dark? It's a PITA to completely lose light output, have to find somewhere SAFE to pull over in the grueling conditions, struggle to get the snow and ice to clear (sometimes the ice is impossible to just "wipe" off) from a very small strip that has sharp frunk edges that can cut you... All to have to do it again just a few minutes later.

Some of us have higher standards for quality of life and what is expected from a vehicle. This night time snow driving experience ain't it, sis. Let's not pretend it's normal or a non-issue. It is.

Exactly. It's not a problem until it is.

I can tell you I don't enjoy stopping on a two lane highway with windrows blocking most of the shoulder, to get out and clear the lights... hoping I'd left enough room for the semis to get by.

Hardly an existential threat when you're standing bent over in front of your truck..
knowing full well that any of the approaching semi trucks could drive your CT up the a$$...and take you out in the process.

 

[Hookalakupua]

I don’t get what’s so hard about getting out every once in a while and swiping the bumper with a gloved hand. It’s not like people drive a lot when it’s actually snowing anyway, or that there are so many days of driving snow, even in high-snow locales. Talking like this is an existential concern is a truly first world phenomenon.

In certain conditions, that’s definitely possible. In a lot of our cases unfortunately, it’s both not possible but also unsafe. In blizzard conditions driving over high elevation mountain passes, you can sometimes be miles from a safe pull out location. With 18 wheelers and drivers that sometimes don’t have the experience of driving in poor conditions, pulling over isn’t a viable option. This is just from our storms over Xmas and one of the greatest CHP social pages in the country!!

The reason we spend weeks driving through conditions like this, is because we ski 100+ days a year and the storms bring the best skiing conditions.
Conditions like this:

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