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The WS-15 Blizzak had the dual layer tread and it was not well received by many. The WS-50 is different in that the ice-tread compound is deeper and snow tires should be replaced at 6/32nd's anyway.
I am a Kuhmo fan. We have the KW-11 on both our 01 Outback and 98 C230, and they're great. Of course, we have 'em studded, and that makes a big difference. However, they're awesome on wet roads (unlike many studded tires) and are wearing like iron. Our Forester is on cruddy Tiger Paw all-seasons and there are no snows available for it now. The C230 on it's KW-11's will leave the Forester long behind despite one-wheel-drive and no ASR. The OBW on KW-11's in incredible!
Our OBW had a set of WS-50's on, and I liked them. I don't like the price, and I think that you can spend half and get 90%+ of the performance. There is better value to be had.
Next fall I'm going to buy steelies for the Forester and go with either KW-19 Kuhmos studded or WS-50's. For those of us that have weeks and weeks of horrifically icy and snowy roads, the poor dry road performance is a compromise we have to make.
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