Here in Pennsylvania we don't always "get a real winter," but when we do, it's often pretty respectable. I had Blizzaks on my Volvo which I sold back in July, along with the Blizzaks. I haven't tried Michelin's snow tire, but I can say that Blizzaks transformed that RWD Volvo in snow. Instead of going 10 to 15 mph on packed ice and snow, I found myself driving 45, then getting annoyed at the BMW's crawling along at 10 mph