How to drive a Honda CRV in hard packed snow

[charbvin]

I admit I was very unconformable with my first attempts. I had a fear of over reeving and really didn't have the FEEL for Joe's CR-V . (I think it was my second time driving it ever!) Something to note is that this vehicle is a 5 speed and that little 2.0 L doesn't make enough torque to move all four Goodrich under 4000rpms in first gear. I think my paranoia of abusing an unfamiliar vehicle led me to let the rpms drop to 3600rpms where the truck would run out of torque and just stop!