@[email protected] I’ve seen terrible alignments, but really we just need to be able to traverse the Rockies which anyone in “central Canada” (@[email protected]) has no experience in unless they’ve done it before.

I’ve done it many times, I’d be happy to do it on all-weather tires but my partner is demanding winter tires. But as they say, happy partner, happy life.

@mensrea yep. Most swap tires for the winter season. Some invest in separate steel rims for the winter. If you plan to drive through British Columbia, you are required to have tires that have the winter snowflake on them.

For me, I have been happy with “all-weather” tires (they do have the snowflake on them) because I don’t often drive before the plows are out on our major roads, but a trip like this needs meatier tires.