[MuseChaser]

Just thought I'd get the forum denizens' take on this..

I've got to drive from Syracuse, NY to Baton Rouge, LA and back in a week or two. Right now, obviously, I've still got my snow tires on; good thing, 'cause we just got another 2 and a half feet of snow a few days ago. The season is winding down, but there's always a chance we'll get more snow for another month or so. Even more obviously, there's no chance of any snow or ice in Baton Rouge or for most of the trip.

Soooo... do I leave the snows on and decrease their life span by driving them on dry, relatively warm roads for a couple thousand miles, or slap my summer tires (with legal tread depth, but not a ton left) on for the trip and hope I don't hit any snow on the way out or upon getting close to home again?

I'm planning on taking the snows off for the trip, but I've never driven the car in snow or ice w/ the regular tires, and I'm not real keen on that possibility. Thoughts/opinions?

Thanks..

Barry