My Blizzard Smoked my Sidewinder

blizzard, sidewinder, lrp 4300kv motor, 3s lipo. Temps after the first run where esc =124deg f motor 110f and battery 75f. Everything was going good untill is slowed down and stopped. When i picked it up it must have been 3 times its own weight with all the snow packed in it. The snow is more like ice than snow right now.
It also had the freshly burnt smell of electronics. I think I'll use my MM and a better motor in it next. What is everyone else using for esc's in blizzards?