I've driven them on snow packed twisty roads with patches of ice underneath and thought they were very stable. I could feel the rear end start to drift just a little before the AWD would compensate. As far as "black ice", I don't see much of that where I live and I think only studded tires would...
I recently purchased a 2015 AWD Touring model and found the Geolander's totally inadequate for winter and mountain driving in Colorado. I'm a big fan of Hankook Dynapro ATM's and exchanged the Yokahama's for new tires in 235/65R17. Absolutely a drastic improvement in ride quality and traction. I...