[matthewb0051]

I've had several different brands of snow tires starting with Dunlop when I lived in Germany. BTW in Germany if you don't have snow tires and are in accident during the winter you are per se liable. Or at least that's what I recall.

On my 993 C4 I had Yokohama I believe. Mainly bc that was all i could find in the size.

Blizzaks on my Land Rover Disco 2 and pos Volvo XC90 while in Northern New York. Ran them for 3 seasons and had at least 90% tread remaining

One season we drove from NY to Tennessee in late March. By the time we got to TN the Blizzaks were much louder but that changed once we got back north with the colder temps.

As to other responses:
Yes usually one size smaller
Absolutely no to only using on drive wheels
And far superior to all season due to compound when snows begin to work better at lower temps

I had snows on my E30 M3 and E34 M5 in Germany. My boss tried to explain to everyone that BMWs are horrible in snow. Meanwhile i went wherever I wanted...