Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 - 205/40R17/XL 84H Tire

Buffalo, New York tested. I purchased the Blizzak WS 90's just as we were getting hit with 5' of snow. I installed them just in time since I purchased them mounted on rims. I always run snow tires here. They have saved me many times. We really do get snow measured in feet at a time. 5 feet this time where I work. Only 8 inches at my house, 18 miles from work. Lake effect snow hits us in narrow bands so that we can go from bare pavement to full on white out conditions in a matter of miles. We need to be prepared here for winter at a moment's notice. I have had Blizzak's before and they have performed. The difference with these WS 90's is that they are so quiet and well balanced. They don't whine, grind and thump the way some other snow tires have done. They went well in deep snow, on hard pack and in the salted wet slippery type snow. So far so good, with 2,000 miles on them. About 1,500 miles driven in snow and the rest on bare pavement. I have no information on durability since they are new to me.

We are on our second set of winter tires for my Kia Niro EV. We ski regularly and need to travel a treacherous highway and mountain road twice a week to get to the resort. We see all types of winter driving, slush, snow, black ice, compact snow and freezing rain. We are often passing massive 4x4 trucks who are stuck in the ditch or in the ice conditions on the mountain road and can't climb the hill. We have not once be unable to get to the resort. As ski instructors we go up in all conditions we are not just fair weather skiers. I highly recommend these tires. They will not last as long as others but they will always get the job done.