BFG A/T's kick a lot of ass on ice/packed snow conditions and do well in deeper snow also. If you will be seeing a lot of deep snow (powder if you will) I'd go with Mud-Terrains.

 

Some advice from a canadian:

I find that Mud/Snow tires do well in just that, mud and snow. The problem comes in when you hit glare ice *underneath* the snow. In this case i usually find it's better to have a narrower tire, with a less aggressive tread on them, with "slots" cut (they're like this from the factory, don't pull out a utility knife and start cutting tires now) between the knobs on the tire, like an all season. Of course, I've always preferred to go with a decent mud/snow tire that you can put studs in, and keep a set of chains in the back just in case.

 

The slots are called "siping" and they can improve traction on ice dramatically.

 

siping....got it. Can't say I didn't learn something new today

 

Well, that's why they're called All-Terrain! They do pretty well off road, IMO. Not as well as a dedicated off-road tire but pretty darn good. Sorry, I have a love affair with BFG ATs. They just do well in every condition and last a long, long time. I don't think there's a single aspect that they aren't "pretty good" or at least "not bad" at.

MTs probably do their best in deep snow (where they don't plow the roads - I'm talking about a couple of feet. Some flatlanders get confused and think 3 inches is "deep" or where it's snowed a couple of feet but the road is snowpacked) but my experience is that the ATs do a lot better on packed snow on ice. Of course a dedicated studded snow tire will do a lot better but suck in most other conditions.

LOL - actually Discount Tire will often try to push you to do just that! I've never thought that would be a good idea. Tire companies (at least the good ones) spend a lot of time designing tires. Why would you think some tire monkey with a knife would improve on it?

 

Don't get me wrong, I love my M+S tires, I just find when I get into deep snow, it's tough to get the old girl to behave the way I want. I'm told it comes from the width causing it to "float", so there's always a layer of powder underneath you.

most tire monkeys won't even touch my tires...I threw slime in them and keep a jug in the back seat just in case. When I leave my house I have to drive past about 4 different dumpsters, usually with broken glass and all sorts of junk on the ground, and I got sick of having to patch tires every couple weeks. Anyway, I've been told the same thing by a couple guys. My response was a polite inquiry as to what they were taking and if I could have two...

 

I live in the North East and get alot of lake effect snow. We have been known to get 2 to 3 feet over night sometimes. I ran the ATs on a Ford pick up I owned a long time ago. I got the tires just as they redesigned them the the AT Kos and they did awesome. After that I swithched to Toyotas and went to work for Firstone/Bridgestone. I had discount and bought 31x10.5 Dueler MTs on 10 inch wheels. They did great in everything.

Last summer I needed to replace the Duelers after 30,000 toruble free flat wearing miles. I went to get another set of Duelers only to find out they had been discontinued. So I started researching. Shopping around asking questions. And I finally decided to try the BFG MT Kms.

And I have to say I am very impressed with them thus far. Mud, Snow, Wet weather traction, Dry Weather traction, Tread wear, everything has been great so far. So Id have to say MT or AT you cant go wrong with either.