I can't afford one set of three season and one dedicated set of snows. Nokian makes an "all weather" tire said to be great in snow and good in dry or rainy conditions. Not great tread wear though. General Altimax RT43 also sounds appealing.
What have people here used and liked?
Thanks.
You'd be surprised what you can afford, a set of cheap steel wheels(or even stock alloys) can be found very cheap, check craigslist, or if your car is common, see if there is a club(ie Dodge Neon Club) lots of times these guys will sell their old wheels for cheap when they get new flashy ones. If you are in Mass you are in a large market area, probably lots of good deals.
I had a set of Pirelli S2s I think they were called. Turned my RWD Mini van into a snow eating machine.
3 winters with these on steel wheels, was well worth the $100 I spent on steel wheels.
Make sure you size correctly, you can get a slightly narrower tire which will help in the grip dept.(depends on vehicle) my Stock tires were 235 wide, my snows were 195.
