On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:02:34 -0600, Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article > , Carbon
> > wrote:
>
>> Having lived in Alberta and Vancouver, I always thought snow and ice
>> was a bit less difficult when it was really cold, say -20C or colder.
>
> On winter or all-season tires, perhaps. Not on summer tires.

All-seasons. The only people I knew who had summer tires had multiple
sets of wheels and didn't mind swapping every six months.