[Blinky]

I had the X-ice tires last year on my Corolla, and while they were quite good on ice and decent in snow, they scared me at first on wet pavement. I would actually squeel to a stop at what I had thought were low speeds and low brake pressure.
If you adjust for the wet pavement handling they were excellent and I drove 500km up north in a blizzard and had excellent traction the entire time.

This time I think I may get a set of Nokian WR's. I have read great reviews on them for both their summer and winter performance, and want to test them personally as what is classified as a truly 4 season tire, meeting winter tire standards and having a lifetime of 100,000km. I called Kal Tire and they have them for $136 for the 195's, $110 for the 175's.