I find in my case with the way we get snow from 1 inch to 2 feet in Ontario the best working tires are terra tracs for me. they seem to hold the road better wet or dry ,snow or ice or mud. I had goodyear which I usually swear bye but these tires outclass the goodyears totally.on top of that terra tracs sidewalls are a lot tougher then anything else that I have seen so far. be advised that they are not the quietest tires on the market but for their performance I will put up with a little noise.