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[aaronjb]

Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all

I do sort of agree but where we live there is only 16 houses in our cul de sac so the road gets very little or no traffic in this weather and out of 16 hoses only 3 of us could get out 1 is a Isuzu Trooper 4x4 the other is a Volvo Cross Country V70 and ME  and I put my ability to do it is down to the Snow mode 

Quite like my road - only 10 houses down my road (and most of them are self employed or retired, and doing nothing at this time of year) and a dozen or so on the next road out - neither road is flat and the Omega cruised up them nicely.

Certainly a heck of a lot easier than trying to nurse the MR2 with it's on/off racing clutch around last year 

[Richgm]

what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds. 

50MPH IIRC.

30mph

I'm sure it was more than that. If it was 30mph then it's liable to turn off and change down straight into 2nd gear.

I'll check tomorrow and report back.

[PhilRich]

Actually, you are right about this type of snow. It's very "dry" owing to the extremely low temperatures and, I recall, is very similar to the type of snow found in ski-resorts. It doesn't melt easily under spinning wheels and seems to give a bit more grip than the "wetter" snow we usually experience...

...I think

It makes Cracking good snowballs too Nick, 'the BEST EVER!' according to my 2 granddaughters 

[aaronjb]

what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds. 

50MPH IIRC.

30mph

I'm sure it was more than that. If it was 30mph then it's liable to turn off and change down straight into 2nd gear.

I'll check tomorrow and report back.

I was going to say "You're wrong!"  but uh..

We're wrong, you're right 

From the manual (2002 onwards, at least):

The winter programme is automatically switched off at speeds in excess of approx. 80km/h.

[Richgm]

I was going to say "You're wrong!"  but uh..

We're wrong, you're right 

From the manual (2002 onwards, at least):

The winter programme is automatically switched off at speeds in excess of approx. 80km/h.

Yeah I go something right 
Unless a pre facelift is different. 

[Martin_1962]

Fine for 12 miles along roads and a snow covered bypass - defeated by the slope near my house

[CaptainZok]

Fine for 12 miles along roads and a snow covered bypass - defeated by the slope near my house

Put an iron on the ironing board, it will help with the traction.

[FoxyV6]

Good old snow button got me out of a few slips and slides with ease

me too was very unnerving watching someone slide 2 cars in front of me right into a barrier at the side of the road, but the Omega did great i'm liking the winter mode button, but not as much as the sport one

[Richgm]

....Omega did great i'm liking the winter mode button, but not as much as the sport one

In these slippery conditions (when it's safe to do so) my favourite button is the TC button - switched to off