Drove the FTR from Bearberry south to the Stud Creek and back out through Burnt Timber yesterday. Plowed and in good condition from Bearberry to Limestone turnoff. Looks like they plowed the Limestone road as well, probably to the first compressor station, maybe further.
From Limestone road to Coalcamp road was plowed, but it had a lot more snow on the road; think 3-5 inch snow ruts in places. More rolling resistance = more chances to spin.
From Coalcamp road to a few miles south of Mountain Aire Lodge was well plowed, then it turned spotty again until Stud Creek.
The entire FTR had fresh, hard snow pack on top of the ice, lots of traction provided you don't spin and break through to the ice underneath. Although there were tire tracks going in to many of the lease roads, none of them were obviously plowed.
FWIW- I only used 4WD once the entire drive; the long climb with the switchback between Limestone and Coalcamp. Only because it was partially drifted in and I prefer to not spin on hills.
You'll be OK out there with your setup, just stay away from the unplowed lease roads with steep hills and no room to maneuver. Also, dropping your air pressure makes a huge difference to your traction. Low 20's is perfectly safe for Duratracs at low speed <70kph. You can take them even lower provided you have a decent compressor to air back up when you hit pavement.
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