Typical!
I don’t know what our insurances do, as I’ve never owned a car. But it would seem unfair to charge us for something compulsory, and in a country where snow can last 6 months.

I’m really glad I don’t have to drive too much during the Winter. I’m ok on snow but others drive like mad people and don’t take care at all, it’s really dangerous. There were several bad accidents last week

The sent the snow plough over when it was thawing – perfect timing really 😉 We have to find out if they’ll charge us more on insurance to use winter tyres, some companies are classing them as modifications and increasing premiums :-/

I’m afraid that grit will not help much. In town it works because the surface isn’t as big. They have to grit the roads at least twice a day, and much more for the main roads. The problem is that the grit quickly melts into the ice and a new layer of ice is formed.

Around here the roads in places similar to yours are being cleared 2 or 3 times a day (and salted) when it snows but they never use grit, or maybe just in the steeper places.It would simply not be possible, that would be hundreds of tons.

In town, for pavements, they are now using an invention that was made here. Wood chips impregnated with magnesium chloride. they last much longer than grit as they don’t heat up as much as stone when the sun shines or from the pressure of vehicles.

Just saying that the only solution for you would be winter tires. It feels almost like driving on normal roads when you have them. Of course it’s silly to buy them if there never is any snow and it’s a problem when you have them and the roads are clear (they wear down and can’t be used anymore on snow). Here they are compulsory and you get fined if you don’t have them.

All in all it’s a weird situation places like yours under snow when places like mine that are used to this, have nearly no snow at all!