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Originally Posted by Corral
For most of the winter - all weather tires with good tread (as in long before their stated expiry kms) on a front wheel drive will do just fine in Calgary and local highways.
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I agree but there are times when the all-season tire is not going to cut it. Example was over Christmas the QE2 was horrendous even my X-Ice tires felt sketchy. Many accidents and cars in the ditch, to me avoiding that is worth the up front cost of a proper winter tire.
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The exception is in really cold temps when you can feel the rubber is not as grippy. And then in those cold temps you need to drive much slower than normal, and much slower than you would with winter tires.
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I saw several SUVs go bombing by me a few minutes later they were in the ditch. Didn't have the sense to slow down, I don't understand that.