Who's using what for winter tires for the PNW?

[455dan]

Nokian Nordman 7 studded 255/55-18 Bought during the summer, for under $600

Discount tire Got me a great deal on 18" Enkei Victory 18" wheels, hub centric rings, , wheel lug nuts, and tax for $955.

blue tooth pressure sensors off of ebay for $130.


Mounted and balanced myself.
Snowing Hard today so headed out to finally mount them on the car for this winter. Can't wait to see how the MYP gets around on ice and Snow.

 

[455dan]

I had a chance to try these out in the snow and ice this weekend. They performed AMAZING!!! And they rode better than the OEM 19” setup. I was more than pleasantly surprised.

The MYP did great on it's very first snow day. Should have put it inside it kept snowing Oops

What a HUGE difference in the Ride quality WoW

 

[EARL99208]

I've not put on any Winter tires on yet….the Hankook Ion evo as suv tires that are on the MY now got around NE Washington with no problems at all in the first snow storm of the season.

 

[redpoint5]

I'm torn between running CrossClimate 2 year-round, or buying a set of 18" wheels and mounting dedicated snow tires.

Although snow is fleeting in the PNW, I seem to need to travel to Idaho or Montana in January every year, and that requires capable tires to travel at ~55 MPH on a layer of snow and ice

 

[MY_PDX]

I’m currently running the X-Ice. I was caravaning with some friends from the mountain during an ice storm and had an instance where the rear lost traction around a bend. I talked to my friends who were running Blizzaks and had no issue. I’ll research into Blizzaks next.

 

[BC-LR]

Blizzaks were the goto when I lived in Alberta and would go snowboarding every weekend. Made the car a puma in the snow. Currently I'm running Nokian WRG4 with armagaard sidewalls. 3 mountain all weather tyre for EV (low rolling resistance etc.). Absolutely love them. Summer/rain and winter, curbing and pot holes... Great handling, quiet, and no punctures or side wall issues. (The ones that came in the Y... Sucked..not for BC Canada roads or 7 seats spec I think - blew through 3 tyres in the first year. Then got these nokians and going on almost 3 years and no issues.)