Originally Posted by mooshoo

i used to live in Tahoe and came down to the bay area to see family once a month. During winter I had a dedicated snow tire set. 235 series blizzaks. best purchase ever. 80 can get pretty bad when the plows can't keep up, and at the mid point from the foothills to truckee the snow is usually pretty wet and crunchy. snow tires give a larger margin of steering control and braking control, but you are not invincible. at chain control, once they see its a scooby and see your tires, they always wave you through. and having the dccd to play with along with tires was priceless.

Originally Posted by oshrizak

Yep.... exactly the reason snow tires are a must if you go often or even live there. Think of it as an investment to keep you, your family, and everyone else on the road alive.. You never know what can happen with all weather tires in the snow.