I ran into a similar situation this morning, and also laughed out loud, but for a very different reason. Everyone around me was going off the road, and couldn't climb the hills, but I just sailed right on up.
I found the trick is to just press the pedal a little bit, and be patient. After several seconds of the wheels spinning, the traction contrl seems to figure it out, and starts gripping intermittently at first, and then smooths right out and carries it on up. Giving up too early and taking your foot off the pedal, or getting frustrated and trying to push too hard seem to be what causes problems. Slow and steady seems to work best.

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