Good choice.

Safety before show/comfort!

Tires on my new vehicles are always the first thing to go. OEM tires are usually about smooth riding and gas mileage and never about safety and traction.

 

It's interesting how different opinions are regarding a tires performance in snow. I run Nitto TG G2s and found them lacking in the snow. I was up at the family property this past November and all it took was about 4 inches of snow and 22 degree weather. I have 2WD and going up a small hill (on blacktop), the tires packed up with snow and the rubber froze and it was like driving on ice with slicks. I started spinning and when the truck stopped, I started sliding backwards into a ditch. Luckily the truck stopped, I chained up right there.

 

That's what my oems did, snow and the temp was so cold is froze in the tread and I just spun....

 

And that is what your new tires will do as well in the snow and cold. They will be better off-road but if your concern is snow and ice, you will be disappointed. You need the special winter tires or studs for snow and ice. The winter rated tires have a special rubber compound that will not freeze and that allows the sipping to grip on ice.

 

I think trucks can easily get away with an all season tire as long as the tread is geared towards more offroad than highway.

I have Cooper AT3's on my Suburban right now. Thing was a beast last winter with those tires. Start/stop wasn't a problem.

Any tire other than Ice rated tires will not perform well on ice.

Also, a winter tire is actually worse for you than an all season tire. Winter tires are squishy and meant for temps right around freezing. The colder you go, the less they actually perform. Also, on dry and wet pavement, they are horrible as compared to All season tires. I much prefer All seasons for a full size truck. I've driven with snow tires in a full size truck and you slide on pavement due to the soft compound. ABS kicks in, you take a really long time to stop in comparison to All seasons.

 

All terrains suck in the winter. They are too aggressive of tread and provide no contact. The snow peak rated ones have much milder tread and more siping. That's why they get the rating. I've run BFG, GY, and dedicated snow tire in winter. Without a doubt, the Blizzaks function the absolute best. Better at traction and stopping. And if you are going to off-road in the snow, narrow mud tires work well for me.