Well,
As for living in -30Fto -60F winter temps I only got a small say in that. Uncle Sam said go and I said YES SIR! Yeah I am going to get winter tires as I don't want to kill the pricier all terrains I have been saving up for. Unfortunately I waited until winter was full on to think more about this and yes indeed the Alaska stores stock to the roof and beyond and yes they sell most of them for the folks who think ahead and get them and now there are like 5 tires left in my area and they are all different makes..... I'm sure I can find some though. Gotta do that soon, perhaps when the Chinook winds hit and we get to something well north of 0 for a couple days! Thanks all for info and advice. I very much apprecite it. I took an unanticiapted slide toward a deep ditch the other day and let's just say it got my attention!
Cruise on down here to Anchorage, no shortage of tires here.