Chain Up Tips

After chaining up on vail the other morning it made me think of a few things a lot of driver’s don’t know. As you come up to a chain up station slow down and be ready to safely get over right away if it is a small chain up station. Also be aware and look ahead, many chain up stations are long and well light. Everyone bunches up at the beginning including parking partially still in the highway. Not a safe situation to put yourself in when so many spots are available just past where everyone is bunched up. Also to maximize what your chains can do learn how to turn off your traction control and lock in your differential. You want to try and go up the pass and never break traction but during really poor conditions you will want the ability to spin some.