Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
you are incorrect about the cutting billy, a narrower tire has less likelyhood to 'float' on the snow (think about a snowboard at high speed and skii's at high speed, the board floats much better
I think him saying the narrow one cuts through snow and you saying the the narrow one doesn't float on the snow is the same thing.


Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
...but you ARE correct about the contact area also, they give more weight per cubic inch and therefore have less likelyhood to slide.
Actually I believe the contact patch is the same size no matter how wide or narrow the tire. It's just the a longer narrower contact patch is better both for keeping the car going straight forward and for getting forward traction on slippery surfaces.