These are definitely NOT a snow tire, HOWEVER, after all our latest heaviest snow storms, the tires got me home in the worst conditions (150 lbs. in the trunk).
The car just handles so well, as long as I crawled, it kept going through the thick heavy pack.
In a saline city a couple of hours for the plows to do their job, and these are good to go.
I fear however that they may be less snow grippy with less sidewall to sidewall siping as they wear.
Will find out next winter.
