Snow tires are worth their weight in Gold-Pressed-Latinum!, especially in the snowier regions.

It’s not just the tread pattern, but the rubber compound, “all season” tire rubber loses flexibility below 40F, winter tires are designed to remain flexible below 40F…

Of course, that also means they wear much more rapidly at temperatures above 40F, and the more flexible sidewalk makes them feel “squishier” in corners.