Snow tires are one of those things like a heated steering wheel, where one is very skeptical about the benefits. And then you try them, and won't areally ccept all-seasons as substitutes anymore.

I drove my pop's X5 diesel in the snow with the standard Bridgestone All-seasons. Um, yeah, it accelerates okay but handling and stopping a 2,5 ton truck was pretty hairy, and that's at low speeds around the neighbourhood.