Winter season: what snow tires do you prefer?

[Kievskiy]

i'm about to get some snow tires for my car on my 17 rims, my 2 bets are BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK ws-50
http://i21.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/9e/ca/b5_12.JPG
or Hankook ipeak
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/42000090/Images/3/Winter%20iPike%20W409%20logo%20.jpg
So what do you guys think? Any feedback are welcome!
they will be used for winter trips to Tahoe and so on......
Thanx
-Andrey

[piaadoll]

my ultimate favorite are nokians... cant beat nokians on the grip in the snow. [:D]

[AvanTTix]

Dunlop M2s and M3s can... [;)]

[Chard]

Blizzaks have done me well. Saved me from sliding into a car who ran a stop sign.

[Kievskiy]

ok, +1 for blizzak:)

[Sydeshow MO]

Your killin me'. Got me all thinkin' about snow and I havent replaced my boards yet.

Anything M+S will work fine. Its not like your racing or living in Russian weather.

[Kievskiy]

^^^i went on M+S last time and i was not happy at all, Mo, and
about racing in snow...hmm, who knows, who knows....:)plus i can use those tires for Rally-xing..heh

[sjlversurfer]

i would think that for daily driving in the bay area and weekend trips to tahoe, blizzaks are pry overkill as they are more of a dedicated snow tire. they will wear quickly if you use them on a daily driver. they are great in the snow however. i used conti extreme contacts for several years as my all year round tire. they definitely perform well in the snow. if you remember new years about two years ago (huge snowstorms), i was driving in at least 8 - 10 inches around s. lake and waltzed by 4x4 trucks and suvs just spinning their wheels (no pun intended). when driving around the peninsula and the city, they still had good performance and mileage was excellent. I've also heard pirellis are excellent. what M+S did you use that you didn't like?