I do some soft roading and I found the triple treads and the allenzas to be inadequate bordering on dangerous in anything resembling mud and the Allenzas and snow did not mix IMO. So I was looking for a do it all tire. I was warned that these would be louder and they are. The steering response on dry is a bit sharp as the edges seem to bite. But excepting that I love these tires. They laugh at rocks and mud and snow, especially deep snow. The only caveat there is that I probably shouldn't be having that much fun in the snow. As far as ice they are not quite to the level of the Blizzaks but they're pretty good. For a snowflake rated tire I thought the price was low. First tire that I would consider buying again. FWIW