Hi,
We did the trip in mid March in 2016. We live 30 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. We take 2 west from St Ignace, Mi. to Everret, Wa with the exception of the section from Kalispell tMt. to Spokane. We straighten that out a bit by going south and then west..
We drive an all wheel drive Chevy van with all season tires. There are no gates on this route. Bring warm clothes etc. in case you hit bad weather. Buy gas often. Have fun and enjoy the beauty of the snow. We have also used 12, 212, 200, and other non interstae roads, but not quite that early in the year. We have hit snow in April and October while towing our 21. We have not gotten stuck. We do watch people spin into the ditch. Some folks just cannot slow down.
Our most recent snow adventure was last October while passing south of Mt. Hood in Oregon on 26. We did 25 mph with flashers on from the top of the pass down to about 2000 feet. Then it changed to rain. We try to do most of our snow travel in the daylight.
Enjoy you new Escape!!
Andy and Mary D.
Chickadee 2016 21
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