it’s snowing drifts right now and i had to go out and find a big parking lot to do something stupid in. it was a valuable learning experience as i learned where the limits of my car’s cornering as well as how to correct being sideways. i also had a lot of fun just being sideways and trying to keep it that way. by the end of my hour or so i was getting pretty good and doing a controlled figure 8. i learned that a tiny bit of gas is all you need to break the wheels loose, so keeping it under 3000rpm is how you keep from spinning out. i also learned that to go from completely sideways to straight requires a quarter turn in the other direction and a reasonable goose on the throttle. i’m just amazed at how well the car handles in the snow. between the awd and the tires i put on i feel pretty safe in driving in the snow.