Winter tires..

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Thnx to the members who called out them out, and big thumbs up for Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires.
Easily the best 'year around' tire we've ever used in the snow zone. As soon as we put them on the wife's 2020 Forester could immediately feel a major difference in bite and traction (roads have been hella icey recently) and plenty quiet on the road...FYI
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SurfnFish said:
Thnx to the members who called out them out, and big thumbs up for Michelin Cross Continental 2 tires.
Easily the best 'year around' tire we've ever used in the snow zone. As soon as we put them on the wife's 2020 Forester could immediately feel a major difference in bite and traction (roads have been hella icey recently) and plenty quiet on the road...FYI
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As another option, I put Continental CrossContacts on our cars last year (with the Les Schwab siping added) and noticed a big improvement in traction and lower road noise.
 
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SurfnFish said:
Thnx to the members who called out them out, and big thumbs up for Michelin Cross Continental 2 tires.
Easily the best 'year around' tire we've ever used in the snow zone. As soon as we put them on the wife's 2020 Forester could immediately feel a major difference in bite and traction (roads have been hella icey recently) and plenty quiet on the road...FYI
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I wanted to put those on my granddaughter's car before last winter but they weren't available in the required size. I bought Michelin XIce instead which are also very good. Then someone stole her car and totaled it so now we are back at square one shopping for a new rig. Depending on what she gets I'll either install these or a set of Yokohama Geolandar A/T GO15s. The Geolandars are standard equipment on the new Subaru Wilderness models, I have had them on my Outback for 3 years now and they are superb on the highway, forest service roads and snow. A tire seemingly designed with Subaru in mind...
 
Zak said:
As another option, I put Continental CrossContacts on our cars last year (with the Les Schwab siping added) and noticed a big improvement in traction and lower road noise.
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Just a PSA on siping:
Great for traction; I had the new tires on my Xterra siped back when I had a boat, thinking it would be good for slick boat ramps - which it was! What I did not take into account was my gravel driveway 😒
For the next few years, every departure from my house was accompanied by the tink! ping! of gravel getting thrown up into the undercarriage for the first block or so. Will not be doing that again 😜
 
G_Smolt said:
I'm a fan of Bridgestone Blizzaks for our nov-april snow season, but they are too damn soft to drive any other time of year unless you wanna replace them every 25,000 miles. I'll be interested in hearing about your snow experiences with them after a year or so of driving
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I installed these on daughters Forester last winter to replace the Yokohama Geolanders Ive had on it when I bought it from him. The appeal is they can be driven on dry pavement without excessive wear, unlike Blizzaks, Nokia and other dedicated winter tires. They are rated for 60,000 miles so there’s that indicator. They are also much quieter on dry roads. Daughter said they are MUCH improved over the Yokos. she’s at 5000’ in the central Sierras and lots of slush and ice in addition to snow possible 6 months/year. As to G.Smolts concern, the attached from Michelin claims they are better than competitors when worn to legal limit.
www.michelinman.com

CrossClimate 2 | Michelin

Michelin CrossClimate2 tire is designed for exceptional performance, all season traction, longer tread life and a quiet ride. Read customer reviews & shop today.
www.michelinman.com www.michelinman.com
I believe the OP got the name wrong, just in case anyone wants to look them up.
 
iveofione said:
I wanted to put those on my granddaughter's car before last winter but they weren't available in the required size. I bought Michelin XIce instead which are also very good. Then someone stole her car and totaled it so now we are back at square one shopping for a new rig. Depending on what she gets I'll either install these or a set of Yokohama Geolandar A/T GO15s. The Geolandars are standard equipment on the new Subaru Wilderness models, I have had them on my Outback for 3 years now and they are superb on the highway, forest service roads and snow. A tire seemingly designed with Subaru in mind...
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great looking tire. We were lucky, the Bend Costco has them in stock and also were on sale.
Friend bought a Wilderness, raves about it.
 
I'm driving up to or over mountain passes a fair amount so I've got a second set of wheels with dedicated snow tires for my truck. When we got the first snow I still had my "summer" tires on - Falken Wildpeak AT3/W - which have the three-peak/snowflake symbol on them and are by most accounts pretty decent in the snow for an all season tire.

Occasionally when we're in an empty parking lot up in the mountains I like to induce a scolding from my daughters by putting the truck in 2WD and cranking out a couple of donuts "Daaaaaaaaaaaady, stop it! [Giggle]" - which takes a bit of work with the snow tires. When we got our first snow our streets completely empty and as I made a left turn and though I'd induce a low-key scolding by cranking out a little fishtail and got way more than I bargained for with the all-season on. I'd gotten so used to running snow tires that I'd almost forgotten how much of a difference they make!
 
JayB said:
I'm driving up to or over mountain passes a fair amount so I've got a second set of wheels with dedicated snow tires for my truck. When we got the first snow I still had my "summer" tires on - Falken Wildpeak AT3/W - which have the three-peak/snowflake symbol on them and are by most accounts pretty decent in the snow for an all season tire.

Occasionally when we're in an empty parking lot up in the mountains I like to induce a scolding from my daughters by putting the truck in 2WD and cranking out a couple of donuts "Daaaaaaaaaaaady, stop it! [Giggle]" - which takes a bit of work with the snow tires. When we got our first snow our streets completely empty and as I made a left turn and though I'd induce a low-key scolding by cranking out a little fishtail and got way more than I bargained for with the all-season on. I'd gotten so used to running snow tires that I'd almost forgotten how much of a difference they make!
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I have the same Falken Wild Peak AT3W's on my truck and they are indeed a decent winter tire. I had Hankook AT's on before and the Falken's seem much better. Quiet on the highway but good on the many gravel and forest service trails here on the tundra. When I ordered my half ton truck back in 2014 I specified Load Range E tires-an option that gave me 5 tires for $211 at the time. The tires cost over $200 apiece at the time so it was a pretty good deal to get 5 for the price of one. It probably cost me a little gas mileage and the 3.55 axle ratio I ordered didn't help mileage either but I certainly prefer the more robust tires over the factory P-Metrics.
 
The Falkens are new to me - converted after being disappointed with how easily my Michelin LTX/AT's got damaged on rough/rocky backroads - but took a chance on them based on online reviews.

After previous equipment/gear threads of yours I consider the fact that you chose them for your rig to be a very high endorsement indeed.
 
SurfnFish said:
Thnx to the members who called out them out, and big thumbs up for Michelin Cross Continental 2 tires.
Easily the best 'year around' tire we've ever used in the snow zone. As soon as we put them on the wife's 2020 Forester could immediately feel a major difference in bite and traction (roads have been hella icey recently) and plenty quiet on the road...FYI
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Agreed! I bought those for both my kid's cars and I'll likely swap out the OEM's on mine for them too.
 
About to get a new set of tires doe my Kia Soul.. should just trade it in, but can't swing a new truck or Subaru now.. will be following and am using Discount Tires by the shop I work in..
 
flybill said:
About to get a new set of tires doe my Kia Soul.. should just trade it in, but can't swing a new truck or Subaru now.. will be following and am using Discount Tires by the shop I work in..
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I just put a set of the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 on my little Prius and they're incredible. Went up and over Mt Hood passes several weeks ago with snow/ice mix most of the way. Very little slippage.
 
clarkman said:
I just put a set of the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 on my little Prius and they're incredible. Went up and over Mt Hood passes several weeks ago with snow/ice mix most of the way. Very little slippage.
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My daughter runs those during winter on her Outback. Lives on Spokane South Hill where the ice can get trecherous. Swears by them.
 
longputt said:
Any body try snow socks?: https://autosock.us/snow-socks-guide/
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These are crazy! I wonder if they work? Seems like they would wear out pretty fast.

I often carry a set of chain in my 4runner (running snow/ice rated, though not winter specific, tires) just in case we get stuck going skiing or the roads turn to shit. But they are kind of a hassle to store. Seems like a set of those snow socks would pack up pretty small/light. Might be just the ticket for an emergency sort of slow speed "get unstuck" sort of thing.

Or maybe they are the Pocket Fisherman of tire chains.
 
Josh said:
These are crazy! I wonder if they work? Seems like they would wear out pretty fast.

I often carry a set of chain in my 4runner (running snow/ice rated, though not winter specific, tires) just in case we get stuck going skiing or the roads turn to shit. But they are kind of a hassle to store. Seems like a set of those snow socks would pack up pretty small/light. Might be just the ticket for an emergency sort of slow speed "get unstuck" sort of thing.

Or maybe they are the Pocket Fisherman of tire chains.
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I have no idea if they work or not, but you sure see a lot of them on the side of the road going up over the pass!
 
Robert Engleheart said:
I installed these on daughters Forester last winter to replace the Yokohama Geolanders Ive had on it when I bought it from him. The appeal is they can be driven on dry pavement without excessive wear, unlike Blizzaks, Nokia and other dedicated winter tires. They are rated for 60,000 miles so there’s that indicator. They are also much quieter on dry roads. Daughter said they are MUCH improved over the Yokos. she’s at 5000’ in the central Sierras and lots of slush and ice in addition to snow possible 6 months/year. As to G.Smolts concern, the attached from Michelin claims they are better than competitors when worn to legal limit.
www.michelinman.com

CrossClimate 2 | Michelin

Michelin CrossClimate2 tire is designed for exceptional performance, all season traction, longer tread life and a quiet ride. Read customer reviews & shop today.
www.michelinman.com www.michelinman.com
I believe the OP got the name wrong, just in case anyone wants to look them up.
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Robert, I think the CrossClimate would be the perfect tire for my granddaughter that lives in Spokane. I don't see it as an all terrain tire for here on the tundra though. I live up a dirt road and have the Subaru on some primitive roads that are little more than a goat trail. The Geo's hit that sweet spot of being good on the highway and very good off road without going to something as extreme as a Goodrich A/T KO2. But after a boulder strewn trail that Krusty and I drove down last year I have thought about the KO2's.....:unsure::unsure:
 
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