Driving in snow HELP!!!!!!!!!!, going to Colorado Options

[Havok1997GT]

Hey guys i need some help from some of you Northern Celi owners. Me and Spacepanda are heading to Colorado on Jan 2nd till the 6th. We understand that we ARE going to run into snow. Since we arent going up there long we dont want to put snow tires on his Celi and we where wondering if we could get some input on how well the cars handle in the snow with chains. Hes got a bit of a drop on his car and we are not light people. So were a little worried about sliding around on the roads

So any input on the cars handling with chains in snow with a slit drop ( i believe its an Inch and a half drop) would help out a lot.

[94GT]

The only place in Colorado that you MIGHT need chains or cables would be going up 70 or one of the other smaller highways west into the mountains from the front range (i.e. the I-25 corridor). I lived there for eight years and owned the Celica for a total of 6 winters. I never once put chains on, and I drove in some really bad snowstorms with no problems. If your tire says M+S on it, you're golden. If you've got Z rated, California street tires, you're screwed if it snows or gets icey. Good luck and drive safe! Oh, I just noticed you're coming from Texas, which means you're probably coming up from I-25? Your most dangerous pass will be in southern Colorado. If you drive up I-35 through Oklahoma instead, and then go west on I-70 and take that towards Denver, it'll be completely flat but probably a longer route. There's an exit off I-70 that takes you towards C. Springs, but I can't remember what it's called. I think it's highway 24 or something, but you can google map it.