When do I need winter tires or snow chains for renting a car in Switzerland ?

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Winter tires should have requirements. I asked the store about snow chains when I came back from Switzerland just now. The staff assessed that our car and route were fine, so they didn't give us snow chains and just gave us a small plastic shovel to remove snow from the body of the car.

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