I have a Xfire with 10 000 KM or approx 6250 mile on it and drive the car every day here in Quebec, where we have real winter with -20 temperature and a lot of snow.

I have had an ultimate experience with my conti-winter tires a few weeks. We were having a job holiday party two weeks ago. I looked outside before leaving, It was not snowing so I decided to use the X-fire to go to the party, the snow was supposed to come during the night.

Just as the lunch was being served, around eight it started to snow and blowing. The
party went on until 12:30. Some minor problems to get on the road out of the parking. The road being OK until we got to our residential area. There, we have to go downhill with a curve to a small wooden bridge an up with a curve. That road had not being cleaned of the six inches and maybe more of the white dust and with the slip limiter on I could not manage to get up the hill. Back down in my onw tracks, shut the traction control, push the gaz pedal and up the hill it went right up to home.