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Originally Posted by A1337STI
The conti extreme contacts are an amazing tire (as far as rally cross is concerned) and usually i see a very high connection between rallyX grip and snowy road grip. the sidewalls are a bit soft, softer than the M3s , J.stewart had a few Debeads on the conti's while rally crossing (he loves to huck his car sideways into ruts and never lifts) ...
the general articmax studded tires are amazing in the snow, they only problem you'll have is fighting off over confidence.
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Left Footed Whooten gave a very good review of the General Altimax Arctic (maybe the same tire you indicated above?) for his use in Truckee. He said they wear very well and do great, even without studs, which is what the Tire Rack test and surveys indicated as well. Additionally, no other tire has such a high "would buy again" result on the Winter Tire survey results. And they're one of the least expensive, currently 344-25=$319 in my size.
I know they'll be overkill for this area, but I do have 3 sets of rims and 3 sets of tires...makes sense for my winter set to be fairly hardcore...