Getting close to needing a tire replacement and found out about All Weather Tires (not to be confused with All-Season Tires). These meet definition for winter tires as well, satisfying insurance needs for the winter tire discount. Some tradeoffs in terms of price (sometimes more expensive) & durability (usually 80,000 km vs 120,000). But still likely worth it for a vehicle that doesn't go that many km in a year.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tires/best-all-weather-tires-a8621335540/
@kinetix good point. The snow traction and wet braking distances are among the most important metrics. Frustratingly Consumer Reports says they measure stopping performance from 60 to 0 mph, but they don't give the measurements. Instead they convert it to a score of x/5.
Comparing top all-season to top all-weather for my vehicle, the all-season (Michelin Defender) is dry 4/5, wet 3/5, snow 4/5, ice 3/5. All weather (Michelin CrossClimate2) is dry 4/5, wet 4/5, snow 5/5, ice 5/5.
