she locked the car with the key fob and then somewhere between there and after the trip to lowes in the truck and back home they disappeared.

you got it Boosty. Plus alot of mud tires don't have much siping so while they dig down in the snow real good they can lack traction on ice. I hate the idiots that think they're invincible just because they have a jacked 4x4 and give us responsible ones a bad name.

I personally can't wait to see how the new Yoko Geolanders I have on Overland will do in the snow, she was a beast in all weather with the Toyo Open Countrys, but my Yoko'* are one size taller

(chuckle) I think this should be Rule 1. Winter. snow, poor visibility makes for confused distracted drivers. You never know what somebody else is going to do, and you need to double your defensive driving mindset. Practicing this and the forethought that every trip out is a road test and challenges are waiting everywhere helps.

I lived the big tires/gotta have more traction mindset back in the late '70s. Had a 76 Dodge shortbed I put the white spokes and monster tires on new. Gotta be Snow Killer right? Wrong!. While they looked awesome, helped in dry and mud conditions. They are useless in the snow. totally useless. I put the OEM'* back on and what a difference. Always changed them back come first sign of winter afterwards.

yeah i know theyre so wide they just ride on top of stuff in stead of cutting through it

This is going to be my sixth winter in this car. One thing I've learned (other than common sense and caution): tires make the difference.

One November, I got brand new all-season tires, and the car chewed through blizzards. The following year on the same tires (and plenty of tread), it was a little more slippery than I remember.

That'* why I've been scooting around on these balding ones for a couple months. I'll get new tires just after Thanksgiving, and put fresh tread to the snow. As long as winter waits until December like it tends to around here, I'll be happy.

I hate winter. It kills me every morning knowing that I'm risking my car even more then usual with the stupid idiot drivers round here. My car is amazing when it comes to handling so I'm not worried bout me nearly as much as I'm worried about other drivers. We have really bad ice around here so I try not to go out when theres a bunch of ice. I'll prob be walking or driven to work a few times this winter bcuz I'll be too scared to take the monte out

Here'* something I'd like to say to both of you, especially the first quoted post. **Get winter tires!*

All season tires are practically useless in the snow, and definitely in the ice once they start to wear down. Anything past half tread depth is going to make them damn near pointless to drive with. Get some winter tires on there. Not only do they increase your stopping distance, they also increase your cornering (and therefore evasive) abilities. If you see a car coming at you out of control, the last you can do is know that you do have control and can swerve out of the way.

It might sound more expensive, but its really not. Your all seasons will wear down anyway in the winter, so all you're doing is getting two sets of tires that will each wear as you use them. Your winter tires will last more winters, and your all seasons will last more during the other 3 seasons. In addition, you would normally get rid of your all seasons perhaps sooner than the legal limit due to them being dangerous to drive with in the snow. If you keep them for spring, summer, and fall, you'll get the most life out of them. One could even argue that you would wear out all season tires more quickly in the winter due to the lower traction you have using them.

Nothing beats good winter tires on your car. Put them on all 4 corners. If you just run them on the front you run the possiblity of the front hooking up and the backend braking loose.
I had that happen the first winter I drove my old Bonneville. And that was the last time that happened.
Went and got 2 winters for the back right after that.
Since then I can go just about anywhere I want. Our road hardly ever gets plowed,and it'* like a roller coaster.

I agree, I felt just as comfortable in my old Bonne with her FWD and 4 snow tires as I do in any of my 4WD trucks/jeeps of course I do appreaciate ground clearance when the snow breaks the 16" mark and wind is making drifts

Well in the case of 16" deep snow I break out the F250 4x4 diesel and make tracks...lol