I miss the big Tahoe dumps..
I figure a bit of wasted extra wear on the snow tires is a lot better than having your car end up in a shop because you found an icy/snowy patch on summer tires... but meh that's just me ... we buy tires just to wear them out, might as well not be overly timid with something that is suppose to be replaced.
I'll be putting on my snow tires this week, and my other car has snow rated as well.