I've been scouring the forum for different tire's and saw a few posts of those. I'll do some reading on them. My main concern is getting stuck in the snow. I thought about buying some winter hoopty to get me through the Kansas City winter, but tires even though are ridiculous in price are cheaper and more reliable for the winter. I live at a bottom of a steep hill and had a miserable time trying to get up it last winter in my summer tires.

How are those tires compared to regular snow tires during the winter? They do a pretty good job of clearing out the snow here off the streets, but my job doesn't give "snow days" and there are plenty of times during the winter that I had to leave for work prior to them clearing the street.