Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
Often the "all weather tire" is 'sufficient for a snow if installed just before the snow hits but then after winter, their abilities decline to the point were they are just an all season and usually won't be up to the task for next winter. In effect you have paid for a premium all season tire with diminishing abilities.
If you want you winter driving capability to be most effective (regardless of how many wheels are being powered), you pick the corresponding type of winter tire (ie: more deeps snow vs more ice vs more hard pack snow...different winter tires excel at at different winter weather surface types)
Anything less than a winter tire in winter is a compromise, just like anything else that a summer tire is a compromise in the summer. An all season tire provides mediocre performance in all weather/seasonal conditions.
And yet the All Weather tires are testing better in snow than...……..wait for it...…….many dedicated snow tires. Hmmmm. Must be a conspiracy.
BTW, my 3PMS All Weather tires were about 1/2 worn during that snow storm. Nice try. NEXT!
