Yes, and the drivers are capable of driving in snow on tarmac tyres, proven by 100 years of Rally Monte Carlo. The organizers just need to be prepared for that as well.
It turns out that Suninen's crashed was caused by the anti-cut pole:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/suninens-sweden-crash-explained-teams-erc-plan-clear
Seems Astier-Giraudet had a pretty hard off during shakedown
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