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I run BF Goodrich AllTerrain tires that are all season tires. Where I live in Wyoming, our roads and amount of snow are much worse than 79 between Rapid City and Maverick. My tires do just fine on snow and ice, and I don't care how deep the snow gets.
If you will be driving a substantial amount of time on snow or icy winter conditions you might want to watch some Youtube videos of side by side comparisons of snow tires vs all season tires,then come to your own conclusion.
I live in Canada,we get lots of snow,Nov 1 every year i put on the snow tires,April 1 i put on the summer tires.
I'm usually carrying a very valuable cargo so i want as much safety advantage as i can afford.Winter tires arent that expensive.
Southwestern South Dakota has a climate that is a little different from most of Canada. Obviously it is further south so the winter weather is not as cold nor does it last as long. It is also a very dry climate. Average percipitation is about 16 inches per yr on the high plains. Consequently snow and ice are much less of a problem than in area's that might be closer to an ocean or are several hundred to a thousand or more miles north. I live in Hot Springs and have had no problem whatsoever with all season tires.
That's nice. But no. Hot springs has an average of 27.5 inches of snow. Now we all know that an inch of snow does not equal an inch of precipitation. All season tires are fine. Highway 79 and the south hills are not dumped on as bad as the northern hills or east by 50 miles.
I have all season tires for Apr - Sept and snow tires for Oct-Mar. I also carry cable chains in Sep-Apr. That is with a front wheel drive car. All wheel drive and all season tires is a good alternative so Subarus are popular and get good gas mileage too. 4×4 pickups are OK but you really do need to to put some weight into the light rear end in the winter. 300-400 pounds behind the wheel wells for example . My main car is a GL320 diesel with Nitro Terra Grapplers which I use year around.
I have all season tires for Apr - Sept and snow tires for Oct-Mar. I also carry cable chains in Sep-Apr. That is with a front wheel drive car. All wheel drive and all season tires is a good alternative so Subarus are popular and get good gas mileage too. 4×4 pickups are OK but you really do need to to put some weight into the light rear end in the winter. 300-400 pounds behind the wheel wells for example . My main car is a GL320 diesel with Nitro Terra Grapplers which I use year around.
People might want to know. All wheel drive means that ONE wheel, computer selected to give the best possible selection, has power to the road. Good on light snow (2-4 inches), or ice. But its not like 4 wheel drive that has 1 front wheel and 1 rear wheel with power to the road, which can handle heavy snow (4-12 inches). If you have posi track, like my truck, front and back, its the ultimate.
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