Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 400; Flight Crew Type 90
Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Ground Excursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Airport
On Date; approximately XA:00; [I] landed at ZZZ on XXR. I was instructed by Tower to turn right at end and contact Ground at 0.7. Turning off [the] runway to Alpha taxi lane; Aircraft Y was taxiing across Alpha to the east on the taxi lane. [I] didn't know [whether] my left-wing tip would clear the tail of Aircraft Y or I might not be able to stop in time; so I went off to [the] left between the blue taxi lights about one-and-a-half plane length into about 6 inches of snow. Once stopped; I could not easily taxi out so I shut the engine down and pushed the airplane back onto [the] taxi lane. Then; [I] contacted Ground to taxi to [the] east hangars. After receiving clearance; [I] taxied to the east-end hangars and the airplane was put in its hangar. No lights or signs or aircraft were damaged or any personnel injuries. No runways [or] taxiways were blocked.
Small aircraft pilot reported a traffic conflict during taxi and while trying to avoid another aircraft; resulted in a taxiway excursion.