gschindel wrote:
Thanks. All seasons are Ok in snow. Not so great on ice. That is what I used to use all year until I tried some real winter tires. I'll never use all season in the winters again. Least not in Alberta. I did hear though that All Weather tires are different than All Season and might be good enough on ice for some. Any experience?
I have essentially the same truck as my daily driver. Goodyears simply don't wear well, but road performance has been fine. It's not a tire I'd take off a good gravel road though.
Sounds like to me you have more unique needs given the climate you live in. If you need icy road performance, you are looking at a studded snow tire no matter how you slice it. So, having two sets of tires is really probably what you need as you seem to already know. So, given you will be spending good money on a set of snow tires for the winter season, I'd say stick with the two new matching Goodyears for the rest of the year driving if they satisfy your towing tasks OK. Further, there's really nil difference between an "all season" and an "all weather" characterization.
