Snow vs. All-Terrain tires?

[Trooper4]

Thanks for this thorough review and suggestions. I'm a winter tire tire proponent and fully agree with your listing. I only ended up going with the Dunlop Winter Maxx SJ8s because they were on closeout and I got them for $130/ea. It's only been a few days since mounting them, but so far I've experienced slush, wet roads, dry roads, ice, hard packed snow, and <2" deep snow. These keep me sure-footed and are performing wonderfully. Cornering is great too; no over/under-steer whatsoever. I've only yet to tackle deep snow. Here in SE Michigan, that is a rarity, so I might not get to test out that factor.

Good price. Enjoy.

 

[Biga]

As a follow-up ... got a chance to try out the OEM Dueller H/L Alenza's in yesterday's snow storm, and promptly ordered snow tires when I got home. I had forgotten how much better bonafide snow's are vs. all-season's.

Yea I'm not happy with them either, truck was in 4 high and getting stuck 6" of snow in the parking lots. I'm probably going to go with the Ascents.

 

[ghuns]

True winter tires will have the "three peaks/snowflake" logo on them. I ran BFG Trail Terrain T/A for years and they were excellent in the snow. Very sure footed. 60k/mi warranty. That's what I'll switch to when the stock tires wear out.
Stock size:

https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/auto/tires/bfgoodrich-trail-terrain-t-a

I'm in the northern Indiana 'lake effect' area. I have always run dedicated snow tires on my Audis and the wife's Lexus. I have had Michelin X-ice, Blizzaks, and Nokians. Nokians are the best, by a wide margin.

I recently bought a 2021 Ram and was fully prepared to start shopping for wheels and snow tires. Truck has fairly new BFG Trail Terrain T/As on it and they are amazing. I picked it up last Friday and since then we've had well over a foot of snow and several days of 30+MPH wind. My morning drives to work on rural roads consists of busting through large drifts. I guess I start work earlier than our county snow plow drivers. By the time I come home, the plows have scraped the roads down to glare ice. Driving in 4Auto, it's been no problem.

The BFG Trail Terrain T/As have the 3-Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol, designating them as 'severe snow service-rated'. That just means they met some minimum standard for light snow acceleration traction. While I'm sure a set of Nokians would make the truck even better, especially in stopping and lateral grip, the BFGs are good enough for me.

 

[Ready Go]

Yea I'm not happy with them either, truck was in 4 high and getting stuck 6" of snow in the parking lots. I'm probably going to go with the Ascents.

%...you will LOVE them!
I've never loved big snow in Wisconsin as much as this year with the Ascents!

 

[CalvinC]

Cannot endorse the Goodyear DuraTracs.

They were absolute monsters in the powdery deep stuff - best I’ve ever run.

But on ice and snowpack - which is 90% of what people drive on - they were like greasy rocks.