KMinAF

After spinning out in our 91 LS400 during the first "storm" of the season, my wife insisted that I install the snow tires after which the weather inevitably wamed up and we ended up having the driest winter in years! I could almost gaurantee that if I took them off we would probably have the biggest snow storm on record.
Utah, the greatest no-snow on earth.

tenchu

Same here in Wisconsin. I've had Blizzaks on for over a month.... Sucks.

lightzen

oops wrong thread!

400fanboy

I drive year-round on Michelin snows. I don't drive enough to worry about the accelerated tread wear. The performance in the dry\hot is fine. A bit mushy but whatever, the whole car is.

I may as well optimize winter traction & safety, because I'd barely use half the tread of an all-season before they aged out at 7 years and must be replaced.

The difference is enormous. You wouldn't believe it until you drive on them. Even good all-seasons get completely obliterated by proper winter\snow tires. You know the g-forces you feel just driving around normally, at a normal speed most people drive at? Yeah that's how hard you can turn with snow tires. Also, with all-seasons, they tend to lose grip once you go over the threshold of grip. If they are providing 9\10ths grip and 9\10ths of their limit, they provide 5\10ths of their grip at 10\10ths. By hitting the limit you lose a lot. Not with snow tires. They maintain so much grip at and around the limit and are so progressive with how they perform. It's incredible.

Side note: 10 year old thread. Woosh.