I do have snow tires for the van, but I don't usually put them on until mid December. I take this trip every year, I just have never brought the trailer with before. Maybe I'll wait to see what the weather forecast looks like.
It's a 1 ton van, so theoretically the extra tongue weight should help the rwd in the snow if we run into any. No 4x4, but the stabilitrak does a nice job of keeping me from slipping.
I've lived along one of the great lakes for almost all my life, so i'm no stranger to the white stuff. But I don't like the thought of the big trailer slipping or pushing me through a turn for sure.