Best All-Season Tires For Snow: Plan Ahead, Save Big With TIRECRAFT

What are the best all-season tires for snow? Today’s post answers this common question and explains how shopping for snow-worthy tires in the summer can save you time and money.

Read on to learn more, or contact your local TIRECRAFT to book a free consultation with our all-season tire specialists.

Save Big While The Sun Shines: Find The Best All-season Tires For Snow

Like Christmas carols on a balmy beach day, talks of driving on snowy roads just feel out of place in summer. But if you want to save time and money, and get great results on your next tire purchase, ‘tis the season to start thinking about your winter driving needs.

These are just a few of the reasons why we recommend shopping for “the best all-season tires for snow” in summer:

• Skip the rush and supply shortages—As the cold months creep closer, demand for snow-worthy all-season tires increases. By starting your search now, you skip the lines and reduce the risks of supply shortages.
• Test summer handling to guarantee all-season performance—Thanks to the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada, it’s easy to spot the best all-season tires for snow, as they will have the three-peak mountain snowflake symbol (3PMSF) or Mud + Snow (M+S) designation. Unfortunately, no such quality indicator exists for summer handling and ride comfort—those need to be experienced firsthand, and that’s the benefit of shopping for all-season tires in summer.

  Trust the sidewall marking to assess snow performance, but make sure to test-drive your tires now to get a sense for their warm-weather capabilities. If you’re not completely satisfied, take advantage of our 30 Day Tire Satisfaction Guarantee and try out a new set.

• Take advantage of spring and summer savings—Save on the best all-season tires for snow by taking advantage of official spring rebates programs or asking your local TIRECRAFT about exclusive summer discounts. Some individual owners run promotions on snow-centric all-season tires in the off-season to drive sales on products with low demand, so don’t hesitate to ask.

Tire Test Review: What Are The Best All-Season Tires For Snow?

After testing more than 50 different tires on a 327-acre test track that includes an ice skating rink for braking and traction evaluations, Consumer Reports researchers crowned the following products as “the best all-season tires for snow.”

1. The Best All-Season Tire For Snow

Scoring a 70/100 overall, the General Tire Altimax RT43 was named the best all-season tire for snow, earning “very good” scores in the hydroplaning, snow traction, and ice-breaking categories. What’s more, they come with a treadwear rating of nearly 130,000km.

2. The Best Performance All-Season Tire For Snow

Scoring 75/100, the Michelin CrossClimate+ took the top spot in the performance all-season category. Like the Altimax RT43, this tire proved to be one of the best all-season tires in winter driving conditions, demonstrating exceptional ice braking in rink tests, along with impressive hydroplaning resistance and snow traction.

3. The Best All-Season Truck Tires For Snow

Scoring a 69/100, the Continental TerrainContact H/T not only scored well in the snow traction and road noise categories, but also proved to be one of the best picks out of the entire truck all-season category.

Browse The Best All-Season Tires For Snow: Shop Smart At TIRECRAFT

We carry all of Consumer Reports’ highest-rated all-season tires for snow, and our in-house tire technicians will help you determine what’s best for your unique, local weather conditions, and driving needs.

To schedule a free needs assessment and start browsing the best all-season tires for snowy roads under one roof, get in touch with your local TIRECRAFT.

References

Santos, J. (2021, January 13). The best all-season tires for winter driving according to Consumer Reports. Motor Biscuit.

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