As a skier, I was looking for a tire that could handle PNW weather from October to April. At home close to sea level, the roads are typically above zero C and wet. So travelling up to 1,400 meters the weather goes from rain to freezing rain, sleet, then snow. With all the wintry road conditions you might imagine. These Hakka's on my Outback are superb. They are a little noisy at 100 kmph now in their 5th winter, (35 months) so I will likely replace them with the R5 SUV version in October 2025. Overall, for the price and the driving confidence, they are well worth the $37.00 CDN a month.