We head down each year a day of two after New Year's Day, from mid-Michigan. It seems like each year it snows the night before we leave, but since we never plan to go more than 200 miles in the first day we are not in a big rush. Hook up and put 4WD on and go slow and safe. We usually run out of the snow somewhere in Indiana, although one year we did not thaw out until Tennessee. We always plan to stay in hotel at least the first night out, but have a couple 2.5 gallon water bottles with us in the truck. Always worked for us.
