4WD vehicles
* Although excluded from the requirements to carry and fit chains, the RTA recommends that persons driving 4WD vehicles (which include off-road vehicles, all wheel drive vehicles and sports utilities), except those fitted with winter tyres, carry snow chains and fit them when directed. They will assist you in driving on ice and snow by improving your vehicle’s traction with the slippery road. You may also need them in the event of extreme weather conditions.
As for the stagea/. while down there last year. i came back to my car looking like this car had very very bald tryes i should have been driving on them.. i did get bogged doing skits and was up to the doors in snow.. someone towed me out. snow mode on, continued driving on snow dowm the mountain and everything was fine, was hard to lose traction. and you can feel the 4wd and limited boost.
with decent tyres you'd be fine with tons of snow on the road.