Wondering how that worked out for both of you. I ran into this thread today (when looking for something else) after ordering
BFG Advantage TA Sport LT on Memorial Day when Costco had them for $150 off ($70 off tires plus free $80 mounting including road hazard). Total was about $500 including 9.25% sales tax for 235/70-26 installed with road hazard, etc. I could probably cancel order and get through November on existing worn tires although I noticed a small screw when checking tire pressure in one that does not seem to be leaking. SUV usually gets 20K or more miles a year, but has only 1800 in last 4 fours due to flying for skiing in Feb. and Mar. and stay at home orders in my County.
I've been running Michelin for the last three or four sets, but my SUV is old (2003) and has a lot of miles (almost 260K) and Michelins, even on sale from Costco were about $150-200 more. I'd probably had a couple of sets of Michelin LTX/MS and most recent ones were Premiere LTX. The former were 80K rated and I got close to that as I had extra rims and could save the better ones for winter. The latter where rated for 65K and I think the would not make that although some of it could be from wear in other suspension parts causing tires to wear faster. I went with BFG for higher snow rating and because I did not want to spend extra for Michelin again where SUV has at best two more ski seasons left.
For those from other parts of the country, note that skiers in the Bay Area face different tire issues that those who live in Canada or other places where it can snow at home and rain all year so recommendations for dedicated snow tires will most likely not be followed. We only drive in snow on some ski trips, some of us more than others. So our trips are 350-500+ miles round trip with typically less than 100 of those miles (and sometimes way less) in the snow. And if it is snowing in the mountains, it is most likely raining for most of the rest of our trips so wet braking, traction and resistance to hydroplaning are also important. Plus we are driving on wet and dry roads with no ice or snow in between ski trips. And most years from late Spring to late Fall we can get away with little tread as it does not rain much and Spring trips usually do not have much snow on roads.