Every year the folks over at Vee Tire release a new tire or two for the fat riding public. For the 2016/2017 riding season the totally new Snow Avalanche made its debut.





This tire has a fresh new tread design while still maintaining a hint of traditional Vee DNA.





Don't forget to check out the ride Fatbike Republic reached out to the folks at Vee Tire who sent along a pair of their 4.8 PSC Snow Avalanche for a close-up look and some real world testing.Don't forget to check out the ride video near the bottom !

THE TIRE

The Snow Avalanche is available in two sizes (26 x 4.0 and 26 x 4.8) and in both studded and non-studded versions.

According to the folks at Vee Tire:

The Snow Avalanche features an aggressive tread design for enhancing steering performance and off-camber grip. With a low rolling resistance and excellent float, this directional tire is great for blocked trails or loose snow.

They are also available in two types of rubber: Silica compound and Pure Silica Compound (PSC). In the black silica compound the 57A rating on the hardness scale allows the rubber to keep its low resistance and flexibility in all temperatures.

The PSC compound, in its signature off-white color, is much softer with a hardness of 50A which gives it better ice performance, makes it quieter, and allows less terrain to stick to the tire. For comparison purposes a pencil eraser has a hardness of 40A, a car tire tread measures in at 60A and a running shoe is 70A.

OVERVIEW

The tires sent for testing were the studded 26 x 4.8 PCS version of the Snow Avalanche. In addition to being tubeless ready with a folding bead, they are directional and have a 120 TPI. This is the stuff one would expect in a top shelf tire.

As mentioned previously, this is a totally new tire for 2017 and Vee looks to be heading in a new direction with tire design. A quick look at the tire reveals smaller more square edged lugs that would appear to give more biting surfaces.

Running down the center of the Snow Avalanche are alternating square vertical paired lugs with a modified chevron lug pattern that blends into the first transitional row. The alternating beefy square edged lugs of the first transitional row each contain a pointed carbide stud. The second transitional row is comprised of studded square edged rhombus lugs.



