Tire Question -- All Seasons Vs. Snow Tires?

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The only reason I mentioned I-40 was that he had expressed an interest in seeing the Grand Canyon in his original post about his trip. Is there a relatively low altitude route from flagstaff to Pheonix? I think the highway through Prescott may go to a pretty high altitude in Prescott. I know that I would not look forward to driving through Jerome in a motor home!

No Russ, I wouldn't think of driving that route, just too many cutbacks on a very narrow road. Besides, the last time I went to Prescott when it was snowing, I wound up in a snowbank. Everyone could tell that I had no experience driving in harsh weather. One would normally go through Flagstaff if they want to get up to the Canyon, it's just that it does snow in that part of the state and even the south rim of the Canyon gets snow. I-40 is not a hazard most of the time, and I think they get the roads cleared quickly, but at the wrong time, there could be delays of up to 24 hours, I've seen pictures of miles of trucks waiting. I know the south rim of the Canyon is open in the winter, but I'm not sure just how much of their facilities are, or even if the tour buses are running then.