Depends on the kind of snow!
There are about 500 types of snow ranging from new to old and from dry to
wet.
No one type of tire (or ski) is best for all types of snow.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro (Michelin MXT's)

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> From: Mark Gajewski <mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Michelin MXT's
> Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 2:02 PM
>
> Yeah, the 185's would be better in snow.  The general thinking for snow
tires is
> the narrower the better.  Sort of counter intuitive, but wide tires tend
to
> float on top of the snow more than narrow tires.  Part of the reason why
sports
> cars with big, fat, wide tires do so horribly on snow.
> Mark
>
> richardd wrote:
>
> >         How are the MXT's in the snow?
> >
> >         I was wondering if MXT 185's might offer better traction in the
> > snow.  They are also cheaper than the 205's.
> >
> >         Any comments?
> >