A crash and a snow tire question

[UpNorthMN]

We got a blizzard in MN this weekend and I was traveling south coming through the ice zone where the snow changed to rain. Was going slow around a corner and she went straight into the ditch and took out a turn sign :-(

Got lucky and just took out the bumper.

So my question for next season is this:

I have always run snow tires on my cars in the past. Do any of the people on this board run snow tires in the winter? I would think this would be a great winter setup in states like MN.

 

[rubbman]

I work in the truckee-tahoe area of California and I found that Michelin tire rubber has awsome snow grip! it is all about the rubber!

 

[4Evr4RunN3R]

I have the toyo open country AT's on my 4runner and they are great. They are a good all around tire.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

michelin is one of the best in the snow but my Nittos are pretty solid in the white stuff too but might be a bit much if you don't off road much.

 

[p nut]

A set of snow tires will perform better in light to medium amount of snow than an A/T tire. It would be a good set up to have. However, I've had snow tires and A/T tires, and though I do seem to notice a little less grip with A/T (Bridgestone REVO's), they do just fine.

BUT, the biggest issue is the driver. If you took out a sign trying to go around a corner, perhaps you weren't going slow enough. Even with snow tires, you can get into trouble in a hurry in the slippery stuff. The best is to go to an open, empty parking lot and test the limits of your vehicle/tires.

 

[004Gunner]

Yeah Michelins are great in snow and I have no need for winter tires

 

[UpNorthMN]

No doubt I was going too fast for the tires and rig. Off camber 90 degree corner and all. I drove like I had on blizzaks and paid the price (or will pay the price).

DM

 

[sl0annuggets]

pro comp all terrains are the best ive ever had man. and the wear on them was amazing i put 20k on them and they still looked un touched

 

[rubbman]

my choice on the michelin's was that they handled great in the snow while keeping the tire noise down on the dry roads.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

There is a very good reason that the BFG AT T/A KO is one of the only snow rated AT tires out there.

They do quite well in the snow, especially DEEP snow. On pure ice traction isn't great, but there aren't a lot of tires that do well on nothing but ice unless they're studded.

Read this.

 

[4X4snowRunner]

We got a blizzard in MN this weekend and I was traveling south coming through the ice zone where the snow changed to rain. Was going slow around a corner and she went straight into the ditch and took out a turn sign :-(

Got lucky and just took out the bumper.

So my question for next season is this:

I have always run snow tires on my cars in the past. Do any of the people on this board run snow tires in the winter? I would think this would be a great winter setup in states like MN.

I been driving on snow and ice for 30 years. I tried Brigestone Blizzak and now I run Yokohama Geolandar i/T. Geolandar i/T are great on snow and ice. Special zigzag sipes help maintain block rigidity by locking together and they create more biting
egdes for enhanced snow and ice traction.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/Geolandar_Bulletin.pdf

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireFeatures.asp?TireID=800