It amazes me that people don't get Winter tires. They are more important than AWD. I always go with both because of where I live and having to drive into Chicago.
All-season tires pretty much suck at everything.
Not everyone can afford to have 2 sets of tires nor have a place to store that extra set. Like i had originally posted if the snow gets to bad i either A) drive the 4x4 or B) stay the hell home