Dirt road snow tires

Need to get better snow tires. I run mainly dirt roads that either have a lot of snow on them or are slicked off and snow/ice pack. What are opinions about best brands of snow tires and studded vs unstudded for my application?

 

PS. This is mountainous terrain.

 

I guess that in the mountains of colorado you would want studded tires... Wrangler duratrac with studs could be the best for you.

 

There was this company. Green Diamond Tires. They had silica chips embedded in the rubber for traction. Various off road & street tread patterns too.
I buddy of mine bought a set for his 1965 Series ll Landrover. Said they worked great.
http://www.tirebusiness.com/article...e-roughmdash-idled-winter-tire-remolder-hopes

 

Nothing beats 4 chains for Mountain West winters

Snow conditions change so much just in the course of the day .

What works good in Deep Powder sucks on ice

The warmer things get the slipperier it gets

I like Deep Lug type tires for snow

Do you need to have studded tires off by a certain date ??

 

I drive 50 miles of gravel road every day. Unplowed on the way in and plowed on the way out. Sometimes without snow for awhile it become snow and ice pack. No stud laws on this road. I carry chains but only use them when 24"+ of snow or someone has gone off the road and needs a tug. Been running Toyo MT 285s which is a great tire but would really like something to stick a little better.

 

That looks very interesting. I like to get more than a season or two out of my winter tires, but these might be the ticket for me if the price is right. Thanks for the info.

 

Duratrac's are incredible in the snow when they are new, I cant speak for them past 15k...

 

Another tire to check out would be the Cooper Discoverer ATW - it's basically a Discoverer AT3, but with more siping for icy conditions. I have no personal experience with this tire, but I have heard good things about its performance as something in between an all terrain and a winter tire. Not sure how well it would do in deep snow though.