Snow tires.....

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Mark,
I think you're talking about Nokian NRWs- they come in H and V rated
versions.

They are quite decent in dry weather (never ran them in hot weather,
so I can't say how they perform in summer conditions) during the winter
and are acceptable in the snow as long as you don't buy humungo-sized
snow tires like I stupidly did (225/45R17 NRW-H).

However, the NRWs don't seem to have the lateral grip or braking
ability of the Dunlop Wintersport M2.

I don't care what others have reported- there is no comparison between
all-season tires and having dedicated winter tires. I don't really
consider
the NRWs to be all-season, although others may disagree with that
assessment.
I know I'd never run the more common all-seasons in snow and ice-
Pirelli
P6000SS, P7000SS, Bridgestone RE-930, 950, Dunlop A2, SP5000, Michelin
MXV4,
etc.

Taka