As far as tires go, I like chains on icy or packed roads but good knobby AT tires for thick fresh snow. The fresh thick stuff needs deep biting power while the hard pack and ice need something to break into the surface.
Michelin LTX MS2 ftw.
Liberals never met a slippery slope they didn't grease.
-Me
I wish technology solved people issues. It seems to just reveal them.
-Also Me