If you can deal with the noise, you're really going to like them in the snow. They are very good.

I got to drive the AT3W around on a few inches of snow, slush and ice. Very very good. When it did let go it was predictable and only cause I forced my van to. Better than the AT3, but probably not...

Are you talking about the Falken AT3W or the Cooper ATW?

I'm guessing the latter since I've not seen a single review of the Falken AT3W with lots of winter experience. Plus it has a 55k warranty...

ATW (the new AT3 winter version from Cooper) is very nice on the highways.

As for the Falken AT3W on my van: noise is less than previous ATs, comfort is not passenger tire level, but not the...

They got rave reviews on a lot of forums this spring and summer which lead me to try them out. Esp at <$400 mounted and balanced. New silica based compound is quite soft which should make them way...

So the specification is a truck tire with a snowflake rating? And less aggressive tread? There are lots of truck tires with softer compounds, siping and a 3PMSF rating.

I've seen the ATWs and...

What do you mean by this? There is no official rating for "All Weather" -- its just advertising speak. There are M+S (design based) and 3PMSF (performance based) specifications -- and lots of truck...

Good discussion / overview here of the Duratrac and tires that are now trying to mimic its success: http://forum.pugski.com/threads/hybrids-the-new-winter-tire.2889/

I've had the much lauded...