The rear end of the Colorado is pretty light, and with the 2WD models being RWD, you’re bound to run into traction issues in a decent amount of snow/ice, mostly during acceleration.
Though the 2017 gets the 8-speed and new V6, it won’t be much different from a traction standpoint from the 2015-2016 models.
What I’d do is get a solid set of winter tires. I had those on 2014 Silverado I drove and they had much better snow traction than the all terrain tires that it came with. It also might be easier for you to get a winter wheel and tire set, so you can switch them out yourself instead of abusing the wheels and tires with the tire dismounting and mounting process every every six months.
