Mistik-ka wrote:I take issue with Vorpal on the relative merits of all-season vs. snow ("winter") tyres. We run on all-seasons until the first hint of snow in the autumn and then switch to snow tyres until it's time to start planting the garden in the spring. Studs are good on glare ice but there's always the alternative of high quality snow tyres and cautious driving. In the mountains … get studded tyres. Snow tyres do wear quickly in hot weather. Studs wear quickly under all conditions and they're noisy brutes on a long journey.
I want to be clear that I wasn't suggesting that all season tyres are as good as snow tyres. My experience is that good quality (on the higher end of cost) all season tyres are better than mid-range snow tyres. For that, I don't know if I can be bothered with keeping two sets of tyres and all that. Or maybe, if I need them, I'll get studded tyres put on my other rims.
We get plenty of snow (more than Wisconsin) here in Norway, but they're pretty efficient at clearing it. I only drive on snow a handful of times each year.
