Hello all,
I am posting this so that it might help others. I am not looking for a debate on appropriate winter usage for Crossfire. I need to use the car occasionally throughout the year and I need it to be as saf as possible.
I went with Michelin X-Ice tires mounted on base Crossfire rims and I've been pleased so far. Quiet, grippy in the snow. No time with ice or snow yet.
Ended up tweaking the size slightly so that I could use the much cheaper and more readily available X-Ice tires as opposed to the Pilots.
Michael