Highway 80 in January

Any road in winter can be either a headache or easy peasy depending on Mother Nature and her mood at the time. One thing to think about is they are going to keep interstates as free of ice and snow as they can for the truckers and commerce. So if you have a time constraint and don't want to go as far south as I10, I'd certainly plan on taking 40 and just listen to the weather reports and have a plan (Oh and have chains. Our tire store lets us return them if we don't use them)