Mud tires are good in deeper snow, but not good on snow falling on the roads when it is only an inch or two.

 

I am leaning towards the Duratacs Here is what they look like compared to stock sahara tires (sorry I stole this pic from someone here)
Anyone have pics of Nittos next to stock tires?

 

35X12.50R17 Nitto Trail Grappler FTW

 

Doesn't nitto have AT as well? I have heard they are pretty good as far as gripping in snow and mud, and good on the road. Never heard of trail grapplers....I have nitto mud grapplers so...meh

 

I don't like how the nitto AT looks

 

These are an amazing tire. But I would put the safety on for the 35's and pull the trigger on some 37's

 

I love my BFG KOs 35x12.5x16. Don't have an aggressive look from a distance but have gripped incredibly well everywhere I have taken it. They also did awesome over the winter. I rarely had to use 4wd.

 

I have the 35" Nitto Trail Grapplers. They weigh in at ~79lbs. Very heavy when you compare to some of the popular brand 37" tires which weigh ~74lbs. For your driving I would go with Duratracs. They hold their own from the folks I road with when I was stationed in Dayton.