You don't want temperatures approaching freezing(thawing) mid-winter. We have an established hard-pack that is actually very nice for driving on. It sticks to your tires better than asphalt. We also have 2-4 feet of snow piled up along the sides of the road. When that snow melts, it causes the road to be very slippery. Ideal temperatures in the winter are below +20. That keeps snow frozen. Ideal temperatures in the spring are above +45. That melts the snow quickly, so you have slick roads for a day or three instead of weeks. This time of the year, temperatures between 20 and 45 are not fun.
and here I am in the middle of alaska at +30F.
Lucky you, but that still seems a bit cold. Maybe not for Alaska.
You don't want temperatures approaching freezing(thawing) mid-winter. We have an established hard-pack that is actually very nice for driving on. It sticks to your tires better than asphalt. We also have 2-4 feet of snow piled up along the sides of the road. When that snow melts, it causes the road to be very slippery. Ideal temperatures in the winter are below +20. That keeps snow frozen. Ideal temperatures in the spring are above +45. That melts the snow quickly, so you have slick roads for a day or three instead of weeks. This time of the year, temperatures between 20 and 45 are not fun.
Gotcha, oh well maybe your summer will be extra warm too :) How warm are they up there usually?
typically May-July get up in the 80s, Aug-Sept get up in the 60s.