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Originally posted by PaulC
Once Blizzaks are more than half-worn, you might as well as ride on them through the summer, as they have essentially become just a set of all-season tires.
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the new Blizzaks (WS-50) have the ice compound (the soft grippy stuff) on the upper portion of the tread, and ordinary winter compound on the rest of the tread depth (the original Blizzaks had an all-season compound on the rest of the tread depth). This means that once the ice compound is worn off, it still functions as a winter tire, albeit with less grip. But since you need a minimum tread depth for good snow traction, it will just be about time to have to replace them.
personally, I would like to try the Nokian Hakka-Q, but there are not that many suppliers here. These have a longer life than the Blizzaks albeit less grip on ice.