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Currently, my CTS-V runs on Falken Eurowinter HS-449 and my 350Z runs on GT Radial WinterPro HP. In the past, I've run various Bridgestone Blizzaks, Goodyear UltraGrip, Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3, Viking SnowTech, Michelin Arctic Alpin, Nokian Hakkapellitta, and several others I can't remember.
Bkizzak tires are perhaps the most popular ice and snow tires in the interior of Alaska. Just keep in mind that there are two versions, one that has a softer rubber compound (slower speed/more traction), and another with a harder rubber compound (higher speed/less traction). I have a set of the slower speed Blizzak tires on my wife's Rav 4 V6 because the very long winters up here brings lost of snow and ice. The roads are often covered with solid and glare ice. I remove the winter tires and replace with a set of all-season tires for summer driving, but all the tires are mounted on their own wheels.
My FWD work van has a set of Blizzak tires, and for whatever reason my employer decided to leave them installed through the summer. The is the second winter, and the tire treads don't look bad at all.
We see these posts all the time. You should definitely have snows, not all-season tires.
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All season tires are really just three season tires.
In snow and ice conditions, I'd rather be in a 2WD car with actual winter tires than a 4WD car with all season tires. In my experience stopping and turning are probably more important than having power to all four wheels in winter conditions. Having 4WD does not affect your vehicle' ability to stop or turn. That is the function of the tires. I live in snow county. I drive in snow from December into April.
We have two Subarus and one has the Michelin XIce and the other has Blizzak WS70. Both great tires. I've done U-turns on snow covered hilly roads with no problem with those tires. I'd say the Blizzaks have the edge on snow (and is good on ice) and the Xice the edge on ice (but still good in snow).
We have these on 2 AWD cars now, and have used them before. They're a good value and a nice compromise among the variables of snow/ice/dry/noise etc. Worth a look.
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