I think it'd be better than a Civic coupe out here! But I bought the Civic for Richmond driving, not Denver.

Along those lines, Jolt, snow tires are a great option, but definitely think ahead of where you might take the car, and what you like to drive to do. Even exploring here in the summer I've ended up on some dirt roads that I didn't like taking my car down, while in VA I did so much driving up and down I-95 that AWD would've been a stupid waste of gas. (Not that my Civic gets great gas mileage for it's size, either - maybe 25 mpg/30 highway)